That's an increase of 94.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $21.98 million, or $10,444.52 per household.
Countryside has 2,104 households and a population of 5,895.
Since 2001, the City of Countryside budget has grown by 168.6 percent, from $15.90 million. The city population has fallen 10.7 percent over the same period, from 6,600.
Salaries accounted for 10.7 percent of city spending in 2015. Countryside property taxpayers paid $4.56 million for 49 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 50 full-time employees and 48 part-time employees, and spent $3.79 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,895
$42,700,875.06
$4,562,722.14
10.7
78
$58,496.43
2014
5,895
$21,975,277.63
$4,766,872.96
21.7
66
$72,225.34
2013
5,895
$29,632,791.76
$4,509,899.68
15.2
66
$68,331.81
2012
5,895
$22,357,532.72
$4,505,621.16
20.2
76
$59,284.48
2011
5,895
$23,564,198.16
$4,433,516.64
18.8
76
$58,335.74
2010
5,991
$23,220,511.80
$4,768,579.98
20.5
73
$65,323.01
2009
5,795
$35,806,806.07
$4,796,926.84
13.4
76
$63,117.45
2008
5,836
$35,569,795.35
$4,744,215.73
13.3
92
$51,567.56
2007
5,962
$17,154,253.35
$4,985,877.78
29.1
100
$49,858.77
2006
5,991
$15,606,004.80
$4,599,264
29.5
80
$57,490.80
2005
5,991
$16,454,463.96
$4,568,585.32
27.8
95
$48,090.37
2004
6,100
$14,430,174.78
$2,783,243.37
19.3
123
$22,627.99
2003
5,991
$10,410,067.80
$4,177,984.80
40.1
107
$39,046.58
2002
5,991
$14,962,299.75
$3,658,516.20
24.5
98
$37,331.79
2001
6,600
$15,896,049.72
$3,791,773.66
23.9
98
$38,691.56
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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