That's an increase of 1.7 percent from 2015, when the township spent $3.89 million.
Elgin Township has a population of 103,351.
Since 2001, the Elgin Township budget has fallen by 17 percent, from $4.77 million. The township population has grown 9.9 percent over the same period, from 94,000.
Salaries accounted for 22 percent of township spending in 2016. Elgin Township property taxpayers paid $871,883 for 14 full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 19 full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $980,642.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
103,351
$3,957,759
$871,883
22
22
$39,631
2015
100,922
$3,890,922
$902,946
23.2
22
$41,043
2014
95,000
$3,736,553
$904,614
24.2
22
$41,119
2013
100,922
$3,450,346
$872,513
25.3
23
$37,935
2012
90,384
$3,640,816
$956,560
26.3
23
$41,590
2011
108,000
$3,466,359
$982,937
28.4
21
$46,807
2010
101,707
$3,564,977
$1,114,193
31.3
23
$48,443
2009
100,000
$3,990,342
$1,152,809
28.9
20
$57,640
2008
100,000
$3,885,330
$1,113,259
28.7
20
$55,663
2007
100,000
$3,900,005
$1,061,216
27.2
19
$55,853
2006
95,000
$3,733,230
$1,072,344
28.7
18
$59,575
2005
95,000
$3,508,440
$966,358
27.5
17
$56,845
2004
90,300
$3,708,437
$1,009,756
27.2
23
$43,902
2003
90,384
$3,733,132
$985,467
26.4
23
$42,846
2002
94,000
$4,699,535
$966,830
20.6
22
$43,947
2001
94,000
$4,766,672
$980,642
20.6
22
$44,575
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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