That's an increase of 0.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $4.35 million.
Petersburg has a population of 2,199.
Since 2001, the City of Petersburg budget has grown by 52.8 percent, from $2.85 million. The city population has fallen 15.4 percent over the same period, from 2,600.
Salaries accounted for 18.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Petersburg property taxpayers paid $811,939 for 20 full-time employees and 25 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 16 full-time employees and eight part-time employees, and spent $827,619.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,199
$4,354,320
$811,939
18.6
45
$18,043
2016
2,300
$4,345,059
$917,293
21.1
51
$17,986
2015
2,300
$5,391,709
$885,684
16.4
53
$16,711
2014
2,300
$5,434,088
$843,110
15.5
53
$15,908
2013
2,300
$5,748,945
$832,654
14.5
54
$15,420
2012
22,070
$4,153,474
$826,320
19.9
52
$15,891
2011
2,207
$4,119,134
$772,079
18.7
52
$14,848
2010
2,207
$4,561,585
$882,350
19.3
56
$15,756
2009
2,207
$4,560,773
$899,134
19.7
58
$15,502
2008
2,207
$4,106,743
$898,769
21.9
54
$16,644
2007
22,400
$5,913,694
$827,277
14
54
$15,320
2006
2,240
$6,389,648
$743,034
11.6
54
$13,760
2005
2,246
$9,954,998
$785,243
7.9
24
$32,718
2004
2,269
$4,213,133
$851,850
20.2
24
$35,494
2003
2,600
$4,714,115
$892,164
18.9
24
$37,174
2002
2,600
$2,235,006
$871,196
39
24
$36,300
2001
2,600
$2,849,902
$827,619
29
24
$34,484
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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