That's an increase of 67.8 percent from 2015, when the village spent $611,621, or $2,208 per household.
Alpha has 277 households and a population of 650.
Since 2001, the Village Of Alpha budget has grown by 108.7 percent, from $491,746. The village population has fallen 13.3 percent over the same period, from 750.
Salaries accounted for 8.5 percent of village spending in 2016. Alpha property taxpayers paid $87,478 for one full-time employee and 13 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had one full-time employee and 17 part-time employees, and spent $88,847.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
650
$1,026,376
$87,478
8.5
14
$6,248
2015
652
$611,621
$79,575
13
15
$5,305
2014
704
$619,571
$93,205
15
16
$5,825
2013
704
$631,261
$91,632
14.5
16
$5,727
2012
704
$777,716
$98,189
12.6
16
$6,137
2011
704
$857,106
$105,261
12.3
16
$6,579
2010
704
$905,731
$101,389
11.2
16
$6,337
2009
726
$947,199
$93,740
9.9
16
$5,859
2008
726
$1,341,524
$91,356
6.8
16
$5,710
2007
723
$891,577
$88,548
9.9
16
$5,534
2006
723
$806,000
$83,375
10.3
16
$5,211
2005
726
$836,290
$84,063
10.1
16
$5,254
2004
726
$952,472
$86,167
9
16
$5,385
2003
753
$1,077,528
$86,651
8
16
$5,416
2002
753
$523,740
$93,761
17.9
15
$6,251
2001
750
$491,746
$88,847
18.1
18
$4,936
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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