That's an increase of 37.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $29.09 million, or $18,432 per household.
Fairbury has 1,578 households and a population of 3,700.
Since 2001, the City of Fairbury budget has grown by 715.7 percent, from $4.91 million. The city population has grown 1.6 percent over the same period, from 3,643.
Salaries accounted for four percent of city spending in 2017. Fairbury property taxpayers paid $1.60 million for 31 full-time employees and 92 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 25 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees, and spent $1.23 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,700
$40,071,261
$1,604,096
4
123
$13,041
2016
3,700
$29,086,247
$1,631,898
5.6
108
$15,110
2015
3,757
$6,830,389
$1,464,038
21.4
105
$13,943
2014
3,757
$8,194,582
$1,545,961
18.9
108
$14,314
2013
3,735
$8,610,019
$1,584,039
18.4
105
$15,086
2012
3,757
$10,650,826
$1,523,234
14.3
109
$13,975
2011
3,757
$8,965,533
$1,485,006
16.6
106
$14,009
2010
3,792
$7,236,428
$1,536,345
21.2
86
$17,864
2009
3,783
$9,658,591
$1,394,192
14.4
88
$15,843
2008
3,804
$8,812,265
$1,338,466
15.2
86
$15,564
2007
3,851
$9,039,974
$1,330,200
14.7
97
$13,713
2006
3,919
$7,881,063
$1,302,854
16.5
93
$14,009
2005
3,921
$7,051,213
$1,305,485
18.5
103
$12,675
2004
3,968
$4,148,104
$1,276,978
30.8
107
$11,934
2003
3,968
$4,931,972
$1,313,918
26.6
80
$16,424
2002
3,968
$5,464,025
$1,273,517
23.3
80
$15,919
2001
3,643
$4,912,369
$1,234,051
25.1
80
$15,426
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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