That's a decrease of 3.2 percent from 2015, when the county spent $7.02 million.
Putnam County has a population of 6,006.
Since 2001, the Putnam County budget has grown by 82 percent, from $3.73 million. The county population has fallen 1.3 percent over the same period, from 6,086.
Salaries accounted for 22.9 percent of county spending in 2016. Putnam County property taxpayers paid $1.56 million for 31 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 30 full-time employees and 81 part-time employees, and spent $1.16 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
6,006
$6,794,169
$1,557,492
22.9
47
$33,138
2015
6,006
$7,016,574
$1,543,578
22
47
$32,842
2014
6,006
$7,341,041
$1,402,809
19.1
39
$35,969
2013
6,006
$6,660,709
$1,439,925
21.6
42
$34,284
2012
6,006
$6,879,123
$1,525,112
22.2
42
$36,312
2011
6,006
$6,891,018
$1,489,484
21.6
57
$26,131
2010
6,086
$6,823,844
$1,447,011
21.2
57
$25,386
2009
6,086
$6,573,014
$1,367,443
20.8
57
$23,990
2008
6,086
$6,401,389
$1,275,154
19.9
56
$22,771
2007
6,086
$5,879,817
$1,254,931
21.3
52
$24,133
2006
6,086
$5,963,429
$1,147,151
19.2
46
$24,938
2005
6,086
$5,185,380
$995,209
19.2
50
$19,904
2004
6,086
$5,770,474
$1,201,595
20.8
66
$18,206
2003
6,086
$4,740,974
$1,111,263
23.4
86
$12,922
2002
6,086
$3,635,605
$1,145,421
31.5
111
$10,319
2001
6,086
$3,732,508
$1,163,639
31.2
111
$10,483
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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