That's a decrease of 2.6 percent from 2016, when the village spent $7.29 million, or $11,571 per household.
Gardner has 630 households and a population of 1,444.
Since 2001, the Village of Gardner budget has grown by 38.8 percent, from $5.11 million. The village population has grown seven percent over the same period, from 1,350.
Salaries accounted for 2.3 percent of village spending in 2017. Gardner property taxpayers paid $161,808 for six full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had six full-time employees and two part-time employees, and spent $251,742.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,444
$7,096,854
$161,808
2.3
14
$11,558
2016
1,444
$7,289,573
$174,447
2.4
14
$12,461
2015
1,444
$6,483,013
$178,386
2.8
14
$12,742
2014
1,410
$6,246,103
$179,048
2.9
14
$12,789
2013
1,410
$6,356,610
$194,063
3.1
16
$12,129
2012
1,410
$6,176,758
$194,633
3.2
13
$14,972
2011
1,410
$5,159,467
$204,410
4
13
$15,724
2010
1,410
$6,143,175
$207,132
3.4
12
$17,261
2009
1,410
$6,812,618
$210,821
3.1
12
$17,568
2008
1,407
$5,871,353
$203,431
3.5
8
$25,429
2007
1,407
$6,980,974
$202,658
2.9
8
$25,332
2006
1,407
$5,999,013
$260,644
4.3
8
$32,580
2005
1,407
$6,718,543
$274,595
4.1
8
$34,324
2004
1,350
$6,152,020
$279,154
4.5
8
$34,894
2003
1,350
$7,095,882
$253,750
3.6
8
$31,719
2002
1,350
$5,318,684
$252,022
4.7
8
$31,503
2001
1,350
$5,112,852
$251,742
4.9
8
$31,468
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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