That's an increase of 7.1 percent from 2016, when the village spent $2.24 million.
Jerome has a population of 1,634.
Since 2001, the Village of Jerome budget has grown by 6.4 percent, from $2.25 million. The village population has grown 2.1 percent over the same period, from 1,600.
Salaries accounted for 21.8 percent of village spending in 2017. Jerome property taxpayers paid $523,554 for nine full-time employees and 11 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 12 full-time employees and spent $561,137, or $46,761 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,634
$2,398,972
$523,554
21.8
20
$26,178
2016
1,656
$2,239,665
$541,354
24.2
20
$27,068
2015
1,662
$1,992,853
$544,114
27.3
21
$25,910
2014
1,652
$2,002,287
$519,282
25.9
21
$24,728
2013
1,656
$2,193,561
$580,886
26.5
21
$27,661
2012
1,656
$2,300,074
$648,873
28.2
21
$30,899
2011
1,291
$2,036,458
$663,369
32.6
22
$30,153
2010
1,414
$1,912,607
$663,583
34.7
24
$27,649
2009
1,414
$1,846,699
$623,004
33.7
19
$32,790
2008
1,414
$1,746,349
$638,411
36.6
20
$31,921
2007
1,414
$1,613,343
$600,540
37.2
20
$30,027
2006
1,414
$1,755,904
$607,501
34.6
20
$30,375
2005
1,414
$2,021,839
$597,420
29.5
21
$28,449
2004
1,414
$1,646,331
$605,482
36.8
23
$26,325
2003
1,414
$1,356,369
$575,224
42.4
16
$35,952
2002
1,414
$1,761,879
$581,470
33
11
$52,861
2001
1,600
$2,254,210
$561,137
24.9
12
$46,761
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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