That's an increase of five percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.50 million.
Plato Township has a population of 7,880.
Since 2001, the Plato Township budget has grown by 109.5 percent, from $749,821. The township population has grown 215.2 percent over the same period, from 2,500.
Salaries accounted for 16.7 percent of township spending in 2017. Plato Township property taxpayers paid $261,914 for four full-time employees and 17 part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had five full-time employees and 21 part-time employees, and spent $219,271.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
7,880
$1,571,170
$261,914
16.7
21
$12,472
2016
7,880
$1,496,277
$299,035
20
19
$15,739
2015
7,880
$1,373,726
$284,934
20.7
20
$14,247
2014
4,018
$1,535,527
$234,765
15.3
20
$11,738
2013
6,166
$1,035,127
$299,529
28.9
11
$27,230
2012
4,179
$925,317
$293,113
31.7
20
$14,656
2010
4,176
$967,855
$291,965
30.2
20
$14,598
2009
4,108
$9,916,557
$262,142
2.6
20
$13,107
2008
4,018
$1,177,038
$257,173
21.8
26
$9,891
2007
4,018
$1,027,478
$258,056
25.1
26
$9,925
2006
4,018
$1,041,106
$240,875
23.1
26
$9,264
2005
4,018
$1,198,122
$252,931
21.1
21
$12,044
2004
4,018
$1,297,182
$254,908
19.7
22
$11,587
2003
4,018
$1,386,546
$244,455
17.6
23
$10,628
2002
4,018
$1,487,727
$221,550
14.9
24
$9,231
2001
2,500
$749,821
$219,271
29.2
26
$8,433
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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