That's a decrease of 1.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $1.86 million.
Granite City Township has a population of 36,800.
Since 2001, the Granite City Township budget has grown by 15.2 percent, from $1.59 million. The city population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 46.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Granite City Township property taxpayers paid $842,153 for 16 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 14 full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $782,680.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
36,800
$1,827,691
$842,153
46.1
38
$22,162
2016
36,800
$1,859,942
$904,575
48.6
38
$23,805
2015
36,800
$1,803,813
$880,458
48.8
29
$30,361
2014
36,800
$1,750,622
$855,538
48.9
25
$34,222
2013
36,800
$1,764,823
$837,301
47.4
23
$36,404
2012
36,800
$1,849,853
$785,879
42.5
22
$35,722
2011
36,800
$1,781,665
$791,078
44.4
22
$35,958
2010
36,800
$1,745,926
$817,338
46.8
22
$37,152
2009
36,800
$1,791,871
$832,278
46.4
22
$37,831
2008
36,800
$1,714,932
$669,875
39.1
40
$16,747
2007
36,800
$1,788,220
$594,844
33.3
18
$33,047
2006
36,800
$1,845,271
$938,911
50.9
18
$52,162
2005
36,800
$1,780,513
$782,192
43.9
18
$43,455
2004
36,800
$1,770,695
$857,098
48.4
18
$47,617
2003
36,800
$1,638,856
$839,548
51.2
17
$49,385
2002
36,800
$1,813,186
$812,517
44.8
17
$47,795
2001
36,800
$1,587,162
$782,680
49.3
17
$46,040
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.