That's an increase of 12.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $3.22 million, or $2,638 per household.
Amboy has 1,221 households and a population of 2,394.
Since 2001, the City of Amboy budget has grown by 20.6 percent, from $3.02 million. The city population has fallen 12.3 percent over the same period, from 2,730.
Salaries accounted for 20.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Amboy property taxpayers paid $742,242 for 10 full-time employees and five part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had nine full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $574,008.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,394
$3,636,912
$742,242
20.4
15
$49,483
2016
2,394
$3,220,403
$746,424
23.2
15
$49,762
2015
2,561
$3,301,476
$712,591
21.6
16
$44,537
2014
2,561
$3,226,481
$743,859
23.1
16
$46,491
2013
2,561
$3,860,946
$718,059
18.6
16
$44,879
2012
2,561
$3,785,734
$684,390
18.1
16
$42,774
2011
2,561
$4,460,675
$647,170
14.5
15
$43,145
2010
2,561
$4,880,910
$675,044
13.8
16
$42,190
2009
2,561
$4,328,415
$673,706
15.6
17
$39,630
2008
2,561
$5,790,330
$785,956
13.6
17
$46,233
2007
5,000
$5,876,130
$731,585
12.5
12
$60,965
2006
4,500
$6,225,625
$725,895
11.7
9
$80,655
2005
4,780
$3,235,570
$697,171
21.5
12
$58,098
2004
2,561
$3,518,706
$655,532
18.6
26
$25,213
2003
4,780
$3,354,576
$511,470
15.2
12
$42,623
2002
2,561
$3,378,340
$540,207
16
29
$18,628
2001
2,730
$3,015,796
$574,008
19
42
$13,667
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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