That's an increase of 15.5 percent from 2015, when the village spent $6.68 million, or $5,286 per household.
Sherman has 1,264 households and a population of 4,148.
Since 2001, the Village of Sherman budget has grown by 124.1 percent, from $3.44 million. The village population has grown 65.9 percent over the same period, from 2,500.
Salaries accounted for 9.2 percent of village spending in 2016. Sherman property taxpayers paid $713,629 for 15 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had eight full-time employees and two part-time employees, and spent $392,666.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
4,148
$7,714,965
$713,629
9.2
34
$20,989
2015
4,148
$6,681,628
$730,712
10.9
29
$25,197
2014
4,148
$4,582,174
$737,982
16.1
27
$27,333
2013
4,148
$4,629,879
$731,418
15.8
25
$29,257
2012
4,148
$3,078,191
$693,191
22.5
23
$30,139
2010
4,148
$3,776,538
$649,480
17.2
28
$23,196
2008
3,400
$5,244,620
$496,842
9.5
23
$21,602
2007
3,400
$3,638,020
$569,262
15.6
23
$24,751
2006
2,871
$3,695,593
$539,786
14.6
16
$33,737
2005
2,871
$3,149,545
$509,392
16.2
15
$33,959
2004
2,600
$3,657,333
$546,534
14.9
12
$45,544
2003
2,600
$3,356,222
$477,476
14.2
11
$43,407
2002
2,600
$3,454,780
$435,746
12.6
10
$43,575
2001
2,500
$3,443,219
$392,666
11.4
10
$39,267
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.