That's an increase of 6.2 percent from 2016, when the village spent $11.51 million, or $1,645 per household.
Godfrey has 6,999 households and a population of 17,982.
Since 2001, the Village of Godfrey budget has fallen by 2.3 percent, from $12.52 million. The village population has grown 10.4 percent over the same period, from 16,286.
Salaries accounted for 11 percent of village spending in 2017. Godfrey property taxpayers paid $1.35 million for 22 full-time employees and 135 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 24 full-time employees and 78 part-time employees, and spent $976,176.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
17,982
$12,232,248
$1,347,159
11
157
$8,581
2016
17,982
$11,512,778
$1,333,166
11.6
163
$8,179
2015
17,982
$9,891,549
$1,252,956
12.7
129
$9,713
2014
16,581
$10,401,409
$1,206,445
11.6
132
$9,140
2013
16,581
$10,158,491
$1,157,397
11.4
147
$7,873
2012
16,581
$10,784,133
$1,194,061
11.1
145
$8,235
2011
16,581
$16,763,833
$1,213,333
7.2
145
$8,368
2010
16,581
$16,861,580
$1,231,018
7.3
156
$7,891
2009
16,581
$16,812,251
$1,356,643
8.1
132
$10,278
2008
16,581
$13,622,298
$1,315,895
9.7
132
$9,969
2007
16,581
$13,092,613
$1,238,771
9.5
144
$8,603
2006
16,581
$12,734,875
$1,195,035
9.4
99
$12,071
2005
16,585
$13,643,390
$1,231,057
9
135
$9,119
2004
16,585
$17,923,036
$1,176,548
6.6
86
$13,681
2003
16,385
$9,524,760
$1,123,599
11.8
98
$11,465
2002
16,286
$13,479,480
$1,065,039
7.9
105
$10,143
2001
16,286
$12,521,915
$976,176
7.8
102
$9,570
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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