That's a decrease of 2.9 percent from 2016, when the village spent $1.43 million, or $1,251 per household.
Oblong has 1,141 households and a population of 1,421.
Since 2001, the Village of Oblong budget has fallen by 25 percent, from $1.85 million. The village population has fallen 11.2 percent over the same period, from 1,600.
Salaries accounted for 24.7 percent of village spending in 2017. Oblong property taxpayers paid $342,618 for eight full-time employees and 14 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had six full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $395,738.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,421
$1,386,432
$342,618
24.7
22
$15,574
2016
1,466
$1,427,900
$387,199
27.1
22
$17,600
2015
1,466
$1,933,875
$393,643
20.4
23
$17,115
2014
1,466
$2,122,867
$413,082
19.5
23
$17,960
2013
1,466
$2,037,393
$395,466
19.4
22
$17,976
2012
1,466
$1,684,508
$396,739
23.6
19
$20,881
2011
1,580
$1,637,226
$416,932
25.5
19
$21,944
2010
1,580
$1,547,992
$409,255
26.4
19
$21,540
2009
1,580
$1,431,413
$399,522
27.9
19
$21,027
2008
1,580
$1,574,015
$364,613
23.2
16
$22,788
2007
1,580
$1,412,068
$384,876
27.3
16
$24,055
2006
1,600
$1,510,985
$444,526
29.4
16
$27,783
2005
1,600
$1,726,733
$458,480
26.6
16
$28,655
2004
1,600
$1,909,550
$475,918
24.9
16
$29,745
2003
1,600
$1,792,457
$429,836
24
16
$26,865
2002
1,600
$2,586,382
$386,634
14.9
16
$24,165
2001
1,600
$1,848,065
$395,738
21.4
16
$24,734
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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