That's an increase of 0.5 percent from 2016, when the village spent $13.52 million, or $3,434 per household.
Bethalto has 3,937 households and a population of 10,648.
Since 2001, the Village of Bethalto budget has fallen by 10.1 percent, from $15.11 million. The village population has grown 6.9 percent over the same period, from 9,957.
Salaries accounted for 25 percent of village spending in 2017. Bethalto property taxpayers paid $3.40 million for 45 full-time employees and two part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 42 full-time employees and spent $3.57 million, or $85,056 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
10,648
$13,583,952
$3,396,388
25
47
$72,264
2016
10,648
$13,520,430
$3,809,591
28.2
55
$69,265
2015
10,648
$14,025,072
$3,790,245
27
49
$77,352
2014
10,648
$14,923,023
$3,757,322
25.2
71
$52,920
2013
10,648
$12,784,392
$3,806,295
29.8
72
$52,865
2012
10,648
$12,282,556
$3,790,629
30.9
71
$53,389
2011
10,648
$12,815,782
$3,792,109
29.6
62
$61,163
2010
10,648
$13,107,848
$3,874,217
29.6
69
$56,148
2009
9,454
$13,689,000
$3,800,809
27.8
105
$36,198
2008
9,454
$14,636,773
$3,884,781
26.5
42
$92,495
2007
9,454
$18,935,742
$3,788,911
20
42
$90,212
2006
9,454
$19,247,439
$3,611,316
18.8
42
$85,984
2005
9,454
$11,831,925
$3,647,441
30.8
42
$86,844
2004
9,454
$16,349,660
$3,672,322
22.5
42
$87,436
2003
9,454
$7,661,896
$3,647,569
47.6
42
$86,847
2002
9,957
$14,725,479
$3,842,784
26.1
42
$91,495
2001
9,957
$15,114,802
$3,572,341
23.6
42
$85,056
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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