That's an increase of 24.3 percent from 2016, when the village spent $2.02 million, or $4,067 per household.
Valmeyer has 497 households and a population of 1,256.
Since 2001, the Village of Valmeyer budget has fallen by 65.6 percent, from $7.31 million. The village population has grown 151.2 percent over the same period, from 500.
Salaries accounted for 12.8 percent of village spending in 2017. Valmeyer property taxpayers paid $320,417 for five full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had five full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $211,073.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,256
$2,512,722
$320,417
12.8
15
$21,361
2016
1,259
$2,021,157
$233,465
11.6
19
$12,288
2015
1,259
$2,404,504
$280,986
11.7
21
$13,380
2014
1,271
$2,475,206
$292,252
11.8
21
$13,917
2013
1,271
$2,308,932
$281,748
12.2
21
$13,417
2012
1,263
$2,704,835
$300,234
11.1
21
$14,297
2011
1,263
$3,995,228
$281,178
7
22
$12,781
2010
1,124
$3,149,592
$274,291
8.7
20
$13,715
2009
1,124
$3,176,316
$278,913
8.8
18
$15,495
2008
1,124
$1,527,903
$267,581
17.5
16
$16,724
2007
1,124
$1,593,198
$220,909
13.9
16
$13,807
2006
1,124
$3,639,500
$205,094
5.6
16
$12,818
2005
960
$6,489,174
$240,496
3.7
16
$15,031
2004
960
$1,420,400
$223,094
15.7
16
$13,943
2003
780
$1,101,600
$210,159
19.1
17
$12,362
2002
750
$543,284
$200,941
37
17
$11,820
2001
500
$7,314,136
$211,073
2.9
8
$26,384
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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