That's a decrease of 3.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $26.42 million, or $6,742.51 per household.
Rock Falls has 3,919 households and a population of 9,266.
Since 2001, the City of Rock Falls budget has fallen by 33.7 percent, from $38.40 million. The city population has fallen 4.2 percent over the same period, from 9,669.
Salaries accounted for 17.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Rock Falls property taxpayers paid $4.54 million for 81 full-time employees and 24 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 91 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $4.35 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
9,266
$25,444,368.18
$4,544,615.10
17.9
105
$43,282.04
2014
9,139
$26,423,914.58
$4,647,822.47
17.6
105
$44,264.97
2013
9,139
$28,229,866.08
$4,506,510.32
16
105
$42,919.14
2012
9,266
$34,876,653.18
$4,367,259.36
12.5
103
$42,400.57
2011
9,268
$54,123,844.68
$4,514,478.84
8.3
95
$47,520.82
2010
9,268
$23,397,709.98
$4,927,729.56
21.1
93
$52,986.33
2009
9,307
$23,437,982.01
$4,577,454.85
19.5
83
$55,150.05
2008
9,325
$22,315,537.19
$4,290,712.83
19.2
130
$33,005.48
2007
9,580
$22,634,554.41
$4,280,399.37
18.9
130
$32,926.14
2006
9,580
$22,342,779.60
$4,166,059.20
18.6
130
$32,046.60
2005
9,524
$18,083,005.56
$4,243,184.52
23.5
130
$32,639.88
2004
9,524
$23,348,976.78
$4,740,507.48
20.3
130
$36,465.44
2003
9,594
$32,525,174.88
$4,782,827.28
14.7
130
$36,790.97
2002
9,580
$43,866,847.35
$4,478,310.45
10.2
114
$39,283.42
2001
9,669
$38,400,531.45
$4,349,565.05
11.3
124
$35,077.13
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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