That's a decrease of 9.7 percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.03 million.
Peru Township has a population of 10,017.
Since 2001, the Peru Township budget has grown by 2.8 percent, from $902,315. The township population has fallen 2.5 percent over the same period, from 10,272.
Salaries accounted for 26.4 percent of township spending in 2017. Peru Township property taxpayers paid $244,596 for five full-time employees and six part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 10 full-time employees and one part-time employee, and spent $193,809.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
10,017
$927,711
$244,596
26.4
11
$22,236
2016
10,017
$1,026,817
$245,045
23.9
10
$24,504
2015
10,272
$1,060,552
$256,672
24.2
12
$21,389
2014
10,272
$946,496
$235,508
24.9
10
$23,551
2013
10,272
$1,001,914
$276,517
27.6
11
$25,138
2012
10,700
$906,102
$272,298
30.1
12
$22,692
2011
10,732
$954,085
$281,810
29.5
13
$21,678
2010
10,272
$940,199
$275,163
29.3
13
$21,166
2009
10,272
$819,059
$258,603
31.6
12
$21,550
2008
10,272
$750,502
$239,074
31.9
9
$26,564
2007
10,272
$759,633
$249,291
32.8
9
$27,699
2006
10,272
$722,089
$213,274
29.5
11
$19,389
2005
10,272
$710,074
$233,476
32.9
10
$23,348
2004
10,272
$692,367
$208,263
30.1
11
$18,933
2003
10,272
$884,707
$211,813
23.9
12
$17,651
2002
10,272
$967,050
$207,185
21.4
12
$17,265
2001
10,272
$902,315
$193,809
21.5
11
$17,619
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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