That's a decrease of 0.6 percent from 2015, when the township spent $3.45 million.
Wood River Township has a population of 33,000.
Since 2001, the Wood River Township budget has grown by 18.7 percent, from $2.89 million. The township population has fallen 13.2 percent over the same period, from 38,000.
Salaries accounted for 33.2 percent of township spending in 2016. Wood River Township property taxpayers paid $1.14 million for 21 full-time employees and four part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 25 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $1.20 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
33,000
$3,424,674
$1,136,568
33.2
25
$45,463
2015
33,000
$3,445,674
$1,129,136
32.8
23
$49,093
2014
33,000
$3,344,908
$1,092,728
32.7
24
$45,530
2013
33,000
$2,113,218
$1,069,069
50.6
23
$46,481
2012
33,000
$1,960,016
$1,101,722
56.2
25
$44,069
2011
33,000
$3,262,625
$1,087,448
33.3
25
$43,498
2010
33,000
$3,286,898
$1,131,273
34.4
25
$45,251
2009
33,000
$3,282,449
$1,155,066
35.2
26
$44,426
2008
33,000
$2,952,865
$1,156,017
39.1
26
$44,462
2007
33,000
$2,880,610
$1,192,030
41.4
24
$49,668
2006
33,000
$3,000,838
$1,192,509
39.7
20
$59,625
2005
33,410
$3,113,500
$1,221,492
39.2
31
$39,403
2004
33,410
$3,175,571
$1,215,569
38.3
32
$37,987
2003
3,410
$3,151,829
$1,207,364
38.3
30
$40,245
2002
33,140
$3,106,155
$1,190,868
38.3
32
$37,215
2001
38,000
$2,886,079
$1,201,130
41.6
32
$37,535
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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