That's an increase of 8.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $1.10 million, or $2,639 per household.
Rapids has 418 households and a population of 959.
Since 2001, the Village of Rapids City budget has grown by 33.3 percent, from $897,528. The city population has grown 0.6 percent over the same period, from 953.
Salaries accounted for 16.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Rapids property taxpayers paid $196,368 for three full-time employees and 13 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had three full-time employees and one part-time employee, and spent $160,183.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
959
$1,196,044
$196,368
16.4
16
$12,273
2016
959
$1,102,945
$206,539
18.7
17
$12,149
2015
959
$1,075,304
$196,506
18.3
15
$13,100
2014
959
$1,200,691
$180,748
15.1
16
$11,297
2013
959
$1,272,616
$183,711
14.4
16
$11,482
2012
959
$1,084,600
$164,399
15.2
14
$11,743
2011
959
$1,153,191
$177,391
15.4
14
$12,671
2010
953
$1,151,721
$171,500
14.9
21
$8,167
2009
953
$1,138,873
$186,553
16.4
15
$12,437
2008
953
$1,100,890
$166,482
15.1
15
$11,099
2007
953
$1,028,625
$168,736
16.4
11
$15,340
2006
953
$913,479
$171,024
18.7
11
$15,548
2005
953
$807,755
$158,522
19.6
11
$14,411
2004
953
$1,231,633
$163,759
13.3
11
$14,887
2003
953
$1,176,042
$182,410
15.5
12
$15,201
2002
953
$1,232,818
$175,804
14.3
14
$12,557
2001
953
$897,528
$160,183
17.8
4
$40,046
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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