That's an increase of 38 percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.34 million.
Mattoon Township has a population of 15,817.
Since 2001, the Mattoon Township budget has grown by 68 percent, from $1.10 million. The township population has fallen 2.3 percent over the same period, from 16,184.
Salaries accounted for 14.8 percent of township spending in 2017. Mattoon Township property taxpayers paid $274,370 for three full-time employees and nine part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had three full-time employees and 14 part-time employees, and spent $242,038.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
15,817
$1,849,874
$274,370
14.8
12
$22,864
2016
15,817
$1,340,778
$274,660
20.5
14
$19,619
2015
15,817
$1,201,133
$277,951
23.1
14
$19,854
2014
15,817
$1,287,865
$268,709
20.9
14
$19,193
2013
15,817
$1,317,183
$275,957
21
14
$19,711
2012
15,817
$1,475,431
$269,285
18.3
14
$19,235
2011
15,817
$1,475,579
$265,897
18
17
$15,641
2010
16,184
$782,836
$267,995
34.2
17
$15,764
2009
16,184
$1,495,633
$256,285
17.1
17
$15,076
2008
16,184
$1,393,796
$244,941
17.6
17
$14,408
2007
16,184
$1,296,011
$255,046
19.7
17
$15,003
2006
16,184
$1,298,515
$246,999
19
17
$14,529
2005
16,184
$1,268,541
$249,902
19.7
17
$14,700
2004
16,184
$1,294,796
$257,591
19.9
17
$15,152
2003
16,184
$1,352,836
$255,861
18.9
17
$15,051
2002
18,291
$1,279,558
$263,719
20.6
17
$15,513
2001
16,184
$1,101,104
$242,038
22
17
$14,238
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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