That's a decrease of 3.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $17.48 million, or $4,003.58 per household.
Pontiac has 4,366 households and a population of 11,931.
Since 2001, the City of Pontiac budget has fallen by 11.1 percent, from $18.93 million. The city population has grown 4.4 percent over the same period, from 11,428.
Salaries accounted for 28.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Pontiac property taxpayers paid $4.73 million for 80 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 132 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees, and spent $3.94 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
11,931
$16,830,000
$4,727,014.56
28.1
135
$35,014.92
2014
11,931
$17,479,634.57
$4,816,254.25
27.6
265
$18,174.54
2013
11,931
$17,928,342.64
$4,648,746.96
25.9
261
$17,811.29
2012
11,931
$21,197,175.10
$4,663,932.16
22
264
$17,666.40
2011
11,931
$19,440,000
$4,579,625.52
23.6
129
$35,500.97
2010
11,864
$18,037,500
$4,591,372.92
25.5
240
$19,130.72
2009
11,864
$17,825,806.50
$4,763,589.58
26.7
138
$34,518.76
2008
11,864
$19,405,151
$4,561,611.12
23.5
154
$29,620.85
2006
11,864
$19,722,210
$4,121,398.80
20.9
344
$11,980.81
2005
11,864
$20,613,952.20
$4,717,948.28
22.9
280
$16,849.81
2002
11,864
$14,512,054.50
$4,015,774.80
27.7
166
$24,191.41
2001
11,428
$18,926,830.85
$3,939,244.57
20.8
161
$24,467.35
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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