That's a decrease of three percent from 2016, when the city spent $17.87 million, or $4,092 per household.
Pontiac has 4,366 households and a population of 11,800.
Since 2001, the City of Pontiac budget has fallen by 11.6 percent, from $19.62 million. The city population has grown 3.3 percent over the same period, from 11,428.
Salaries accounted for 28.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Pontiac property taxpayers paid $4.91 million for 84 full-time employees and 199 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 132 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees, and spent $4.08 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
11,800
$17,338,557
$4,908,961
28.3
283
$17,346
2016
11,794
$17,867,346
$4,987,868
27.9
174
$28,666
2015
11,931
$17,490,000
$4,912,388
28.1
135
$36,388
2014
11,931
$17,988,750
$4,956,534
27.6
265
$18,704
2013
11,931
$18,617,894
$4,827,545
25.9
261
$18,496
2012
11,931
$21,797,095
$4,795,930
22
264
$18,166
2011
11,931
$20,340,000
$4,791,645
23.6
129
$37,145
2010
11,864
$18,525,000
$4,715,464
25.5
240
$19,648
2009
11,864
$18,456,809
$4,932,212
26.7
138
$35,741
2008
11,864
$20,092,059
$4,723,084
23.5
154
$30,669
2006
11,864
$20,543,969
$4,293,124
20.9
344
$12,480
2005
11,864
$21,611,402
$4,946,236
22.9
280
$17,665
2002
11,864
$15,049,538
$4,164,507
27.7
166
$25,087
2001
11,428
$19,617,591
$4,083,013
20.8
161
$25,360
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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