That's an increase of 11.2 percent from 2015, when the township spent $2.84 million.
Niles Township has a population of 102,000.
Since 2001, the Niles Township budget has fallen by 14.3 percent, from $3.68 million. The township population has grown 5.8 percent over the same period, from 96,412.
Salaries accounted for 17.3 percent of township spending in 2016. Niles Township property taxpayers paid $544,390 for seven full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had four full-time employees and five part-time employees, and spent $408,291.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
102,000
$3,153,570
$544,390
17.3
10
$54,439
2015
102,000
$2,836,772
$535,507
18.9
10
$53,551
2014
102,000
$2,410,398
$513,829
21.3
10
$51,383
2013
102,000
$2,128,024
$504,711
23.7
16
$31,544
2012
102,000
$2,175,538
$543,361
25
16
$33,960
2011
102,000
$2,395,150
$587,771
24.5
14
$41,984
2010
102,000
$2,954,857
$613,657
20.8
14
$43,833
2009
102,000
$3,009,793
$561,133
18.6
10
$56,113
2008
102,638
$2,734,360
$561,761
20.5
10
$56,176
2007
102,638
$2,889,875
$530,853
18.4
10
$53,085
2006
102,638
$2,776,788
$513,898
18.5
12
$42,825
2005
102,638
$2,213,595
$508,728
23
12
$42,394
2004
102,638
$2,131,558
$490,294
23
12
$40,858
2003
102,638
$2,600,599
$480,783
18.5
12
$40,065
2002
102,638
$3,281,499
$484,723
14.8
13
$37,286
2001
96,412
$3,678,254
$408,291
11.1
9
$45,366
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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