That's an increase of percent from 2016, when the city spent $4.88 million, or $3,884 per household.
Galva has 1,256 households and a population of 2,539.
Since 2001, the City of Galva budget has grown by 20.2 percent, from $4.06 million. The city population has fallen 7.4 percent over the same period, from 2,742.
Salaries accounted for 15.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Galva property taxpayers paid $777,686 for 12 full-time employees and 60 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 15 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees, and spent $713,808.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,539
$4,879,640
$777,686
15.9
72
$10,801
2016
2,539
$4,878,650
$761,376
15.6
75
$10,152
2015
2,539
$9,554,437
$687,233
7.2
27
$25,453
2014
2,648
$8,873,650
$737,094
8.3
27
$27,300
2013
2,648
$8,548,457
$779,386
9.1
27
$28,866
2012
2,648
$7,073,235
$793,111
11.2
28
$28,325
2011
2,648
$6,018,531
$852,508
14.2
28
$30,447
2010
2,648
$5,378,208
$843,419
15.7
28
$30,122
2004
2,742
$7,156,270
$862,104
12
95
$9,075
2003
2,742
$7,398,373
$798,003
10.8
95
$8,400
2001
2,742
$4,059,752
$713,808
17.6
27
$26,437
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.