That's an increase of 27.7 percent from 2014, when the village spent $211,974, or $894.41 per household.
East Cape Girardeau has 237 households and a population of 385.
Since 2001, the Village of East Cape Girardeau budget has grown by 163.4 percent, from $102,750. The village population has fallen 11.9 percent over the same period, from 437.
Salaries accounted for 27.1 percent of village spending in 2015. East Cape Girardeau property taxpayers paid $73,299.24 for two full-time employees and 11 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had nine part-time employees and spent $19,796.50, or $2,199.61 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
385
$270,606
$73,299.24
27.1
13
$5,638.40
2014
385
$211,974
$27,062.22
12.8
11
$2,460.20
2013
385
$109,200
$25,857.52
23.7
10
$2,585.75
2012
385
$111,300
$26,291.18
23.6
10
$2,629.11
2011
385
$113,400
$15,086.52
13.3
13
$1,160.50
2010
361
$116,550
$12,269.94
10.5
8
$1,533.74
2007
437
$122,850
$18,252
14.9
9
$2,027.99
2006
437
$126,000
$18,540
14.7
11
$1,685.45
2005
451
$130,200
$18,011
13.8
11
$1,637.36
2004
451
$135,450
$17,931
13.2
10
$1,793.10
2003
437
$132,000
$18,414
13.9
10
$1,841.40
2002
451
$101,250
$19,743.75
19.5
10
$1,974.37
2001
437
$102,750
$19,796.50
19.3
9
$2,199.61
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.