That's an increase of 0.3 percent from 2016, when the village spent $874,965, or $954 per household.
Palestine has 917 households and a population of 1,369.
Since 2001, the Village of Palestine budget has fallen by 0.4 percent, from $881,039. The village population has fallen 17 percent over the same period, from 1,650.
Salaries accounted for 30.3 percent of village spending in 2017. Palestine property taxpayers paid $265,653 for nine full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had five full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $286,339.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,369
$877,455
$265,653
30.3
21
$12,650
2016
1,369
$874,965
$272,780
31.2
21
$12,990
2015
1,369
$924,267
$281,585
30.5
21
$13,409
2014
1,369
$1,213,329
$263,457
21.7
21
$12,546
2013
1,369
$1,248,858
$247,781
19.8
21
$11,799
2012
1,369
$1,384,682
$255,460
18.4
20
$12,773
2011
1,366
$1,352,836
$256,842
19
16
$16,053
2010
1,366
$1,418,844
$287,111
20.2
17
$16,889
2009
1,366
$1,574,762
$284,610
18.1
17
$16,742
2008
1,330
$1,515,618
$245,247
16.2
8
$30,656
2007
1,370
$1,393,130
$259,104
18.6
8
$32,388
2006
1,370
$1,422,513
$248,866
17.5
8
$31,108
2005
1,366
$1,096,888
$247,969
22.6
8
$30,996
2004
1,650
$1,099,710
$271,335
24.7
8
$33,917
2003
1,650
$1,661,279
$296,411
17.8
8
$37,051
2002
1,650
$2,026,541
$289,002
14.3
8
$36,125
2001
1,650
$881,039
$286,339
32.5
8
$35,792
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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