That's an increase of 6.1 percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.31 million.
Helvetia Township has a population of 8,646.
Since 2001, the Helvetia Township budget has grown by 14.7 percent, from $1.21 million. The township population has grown 6.2 percent over the same period, from 8,145.
Salaries accounted for 19.2 percent of township spending in 2017. Helvetia Township property taxpayers paid $265,845 for four full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had six full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $203,529.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
8,646
$1,384,753
$265,845
19.2
12
$22,154
2016
8,646
$1,305,368
$257,772
19.7
12
$21,481
2015
8,646
$1,422,991
$269,321
18.9
12
$22,443
2014
8,646
$1,372,236
$262,599
19.1
13
$20,200
2013
8,646
$1,389,066
$271,179
19.5
13
$20,860
2012
8,646
$1,444,001
$256,110
17.7
13
$19,701
2011
8,646
$1,565,179
$317,058
20.3
12
$26,421
2010
8,145
$1,481,022
$257,214
17.4
12
$21,434
2009
8,145
$1,424,641
$257,818
18.1
12
$21,485
2008
8,145
$1,601,896
$271,057
16.9
12
$22,588
2007
8,640
$1,432,840
$245,696
17.1
12
$20,475
2006
8,635
$1,401,588
$247,170
17.6
12
$20,598
2005
8,625
$1,250,672
$223,694
17.9
11
$20,336
2004
8,600
$1,316,858
$214,155
16.3
11
$19,469
2003
8,600
$1,298,675
$206,248
15.9
12
$17,187
2002
8,600
$1,272,796
$213,405
16.8
14
$15,243
2001
8,145
$1,207,406
$203,529
16.9
13
$15,656
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.