That's an increase of 8.7 percent from 2016, when the village spent $23.65 million, or $6,840 per household.
Chatham has 3,458 households and a population of 12,453.
Since 2001, the Village of Chatham budget has grown by 102.7 percent, from $12.68 million. The village population has grown 45.1 percent over the same period, from 8,583.
Salaries accounted for 14.3 percent of village spending in 2017. Chatham property taxpayers paid $3.68 million for 53 full-time employees and 13 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 42 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $1.39 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
12,453
$25,716,062
$3,678,228
14.3
66
$55,731
2016
12,351
$23,651,939
$3,800,658
16.1
62
$61,301
2015
11,500
$27,519,708
$3,843,802
14
64
$60,059
2014
11,500
$26,669,195
$3,798,385
14.2
67
$56,692
2013
11,500
$21,546,962
$3,712,644
17.2
68
$54,598
2012
11,500
$22,547,792
$3,553,731
15.8
66
$53,844
2011
11,500
$29,293,899
$3,530,664
12.1
67
$52,696
2010
10,293
$25,670,089
$3,492,248
13.6
67
$52,123
2009
10,293
$45,279,357
$3,507,964
7.7
67
$52,358
2008
10,293
$23,553,499
$3,253,325
13.8
67
$48,557
2007
10,293
$20,862,342
$3,001,799
14.4
64
$46,903
2006
10,293
$15,783,264
$2,830,918
17.9
61
$46,408
2005
8,583
$14,502,800
$2,753,345
19
61
$45,137
2004
8,583
$15,280,473
$2,790,168
18.3
59
$47,291
2003
8,583
$13,796,663
$2,585,265
18.7
57
$45,356
2002
8,583
$14,747,230
$2,547,209
17.3
57
$44,688
2001
8,583
$12,684,681
$1,387,184
10.9
57
$24,337
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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