That's an increase of 17.4 percent from 2014, when the city spent $6.46 million, or $3,012.66 per household.
Monticello has 2,145 households and a population of 5,548.
Since 2001, the City of Monticello budget has fallen by 6.4 percent, from $8.10 million. The city population has grown eight percent over the same period, from 5,138.
Salaries accounted for 27.8 percent of city spending in 2015. Monticello property taxpayers paid $2.11 million for 29 full-time employees and 147 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 26 full-time employees and 124 part-time employees, and spent $1.53 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,548
$7,588,888.74
$2,106,022.56
27.8
176
$11,966.03
2014
5,548
$6,462,158.20
$3,479,350.30
53.8
144
$24,162.15
2013
5,548
$6,391,854.56
$2,013,748.88
31.5
174
$11,573.26
2012
5,530
$8,494,141.46
$1,942,045.08
22.9
162
$11,987.93
2011
5,548
$10,775,373.84
$1,913,062.32
17.8
155
$12,342.33
2010
5,374
$6,487,196.31
$1,909,067.91
29.4
80
$23,863.34
2009
5,350
$6,681,664.01
$1,914,713.81
28.7
150
$12,764.75
2008
5,315
$5,933,736.22
$1,815,923.56
30.6
152
$11,946.86
2007
5,138
$6,692,187.06
$1,784,437.20
26.7
150
$11,896.24
2006
5,138
$7,202,589.60
$1,800,061.20
25
150
$12,000.40
2005
5,138
$6,990,108.16
$1,749,074.56
25
150
$11,660.49
2004
5,138
$7,723,856.94
$1,724,283.66
22.3
150
$11,495.22
2003
5,138
$6,884,430.96
$1,844,046.60
26.8
150
$12,293.64
2002
5,100
$8,232,425.55
$1,669,249.35
20.3
150
$11,128.32
2001
5,138
$8,103,685.63
$1,533,238.24
18.9
150
$10,221.58
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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