That's an increase of 13.9 percent from 2015, when the township spent $336,625.
Mechanicsburg Township has a population of 2,293.
Since 2001, the Mechanicsburg Township budget has grown by 157.6 percent, from $148,816. The township population has fallen 14.8 percent over the same period, from 2,690.
Salaries accounted for 13 percent of township spending in 2016. Mechanicsburg Township property taxpayers paid $49,832 for seven full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 16 part-time employees and spent $59,095, or $3,693 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
2,293
$383,376
$49,832
13
10
$4,983
2015
2,293
$336,625
$37,672
11.2
9
$4,186
2014
2,293
$854,593
$51,060
6
11
$4,642
2013
2,293
$250,938
$54,072
21.5
9
$6,008
2012
2,293
$260,183
$55,066
21.2
10
$5,507
2011
2,393
$266,572
$61,323
23
10
$6,132
2010
2,017
$292,427
$62,288
21.3
12
$5,191
2009
2,017
$264,221
$59,768
22.6
12
$4,981
2008
2,017
$263,250
$60,751
23.1
11
$5,523
2007
unavailable
$238,262
$67,529
28.3
11
$6,139
2005
2,116
$235,560
$53,625
22.8
13
$4,125
2004
2,500
$146,730
$56,716
38.7
13
$4,363
2003
25,058
$190,672
$56,236
29.5
12
$4,686
2002
2,500
$150,010
$55,930
37.3
11
$5,085
2001
2,690
$148,816
$59,095
39.7
16
$3,693
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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