That's an increase of 8.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $10.16 million, or $6,613 per household.
Red Bud has 1,536 households and a population of 3,559.
Since 2001, the City of Red Bud budget has grown by 256.4 percent, from $3.09 million. The city population has grown four percent over the same period, from 3,422.
Salaries accounted for 14.7 percent of city spending in 2017. Red Bud property taxpayers paid $1.62 million for 35 full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 23 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $1.37 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,559
$11,021,625
$1,619,826
14.7
42
$38,567
2016
3,700
$10,158,048
$1,641,201
16.2
45
$36,471
2015
3,700
$10,928,182
$1,682,649
15.4
45
$37,392
2014
3,700
$10,800,842
$1,601,736
14.8
47
$34,079
2013
3,633
$10,494,171
$1,710,391
16.3
41
$41,717
2012
3,600
$10,708,661
$1,615,732
15.1
56
$28,852
2011
3,500
$13,520,761
$1,532,972
11.3
64
$23,953
2010
3,422
$15,783,364
$1,682,364
10.7
70
$24,034
2009
3,636
$15,250,880
$1,759,340
11.5
65
$27,067
2008
3,623
$14,197,880
$1,696,489
11.9
70
$24,236
2007
3,568
$13,315,999
$1,664,080
12.5
88
$18,910
2006
3,422
$14,958,666
$1,567,326
10.5
88
$17,811
2004
3,422
$4,832,784
$1,564,648
32.4
40
$39,116
2003
3,422
$2,628,231
$1,479,529
56.3
40
$36,988
2002
3,422
$3,701,911
$1,458,789
39.4
39
$37,405
2001
3,422
$3,092,320
$1,370,351
44.3
38
$36,062
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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