That's a decrease of 9.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $59.96 million, or $8,731 per household.
Sycamore has 6,867 households and a population of 17,519.
Since 2001, the City of Sycamore budget has grown by 117.6 percent, from $24.89 million. The city population has grown 45.7 percent over the same period, from 12,020.
Salaries accounted for 17.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Sycamore property taxpayers paid $9.25 million for 101 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 90 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees, and spent $5.35 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
17,519
$54,145,720
$9,245,921
17.1
147
$62,897
2016
17,519
$59,957,165
$9,206,775
15.4
164
$56,139
2015
17,446
$61,294,062
$8,799,304
14.4
171
$51,458
2014
17,446
$66,831,081
$8,459,111
12.7
170
$49,759
2013
17,446
$69,255,473
$8,802,703
12.7
174
$50,590
2012
17,446
$50,640,334
$8,342,172
16.5
144
$57,932
2011
17,519
$64,064,012
$8,541,163
13.3
142
$60,149
2010
14,866
$70,817,082
$8,051,154
11.4
149
$54,035
2009
14,866
$63,016,239
$8,652,383
13.7
149
$58,070
2008
14,866
$59,364,870
$7,541,455
12.7
152
$49,615
2007
14,866
$50,123,402
$7,091,525
14.1
147
$48,242
2006
14,866
$42,615,630
$6,723,615
15.8
148
$45,430
2005
14,010
$34,294,430
$6,103,780
17.8
140
$43,598
2004
12,020
$35,735,318
$5,690,476
15.9
130
$43,773
2003
12,020
$28,140,926
$5,771,607
20.5
130
$44,397
2002
12,020
$26,786,225
$5,569,122
20.8
130
$42,839
2001
12,020
$24,885,423
$5,350,135
21.5
130
$41,155
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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