That's an increase of 8.1 percent from 2016, when the village spent $4.93 million, or $3,631 per household.
Cortland has 1,358 households and a population of 4,326.
Since 2001, the Town of Cortland budget has grown by 17 percent, from $4.56 million. The village population has grown 109.4 percent over the same period, from 2,066.
Salaries accounted for 19.6 percent of village spending in 2017. Cortland property taxpayers paid $1.04 million for 15 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had four full-time employees and eight part-time employees, and spent $368,428.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,326
$5,329,841
$1,044,731
19.6
27
$38,694
2016
4,270
$4,930,409
$856,809
17.4
25
$34,272
2015
4,270
$6,486,872
$783,037
12.1
25
$31,321
2014
4,270
$7,493,416
$793,661
10.6
25
$31,746
2013
4,270
$5,274,973
$857,982
16.3
20
$42,899
2012
4,300
$5,432,350
$1,025,731
18.9
22
$46,624
2011
4,300
$4,768,643
$1,044,473
21.9
24
$43,520
2010
4,300
$7,883,520
$1,041,607
13.2
24
$43,400
2009
4,260
$7,413,153
$966,170
13
22
$43,917
2008
3,956
$6,259,735
$932,263
14.9
25
$37,291
2007
3,862
$6,667,723
$766,227
11.5
23
$33,314
2006
3,540
$6,066,593
$689,723
11.4
25
$27,589
2005
2,600
$4,547,161
$543,673
12
21
$25,889
2004
2,600
$4,568,789
$506,060
11.1
19
$26,635
2003
2,600
$3,591,681
$416,588
11.6
14
$29,756
2002
2,200
$3,470,174
$407,485
11.7
15
$27,166
2001
2,066
$4,555,310
$368,428
8.1
12
$30,702
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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