That's an increase of 18.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $27.85 million, or $5,646 per household.
Rock Falls has 4,932 households and a population of 9,266.
Since 2001, the City of Rock Falls budget has fallen by 17.2 percent, from $39.80 million. The city population has fallen 4.2 percent over the same period, from 9,669.
Salaries accounted for 14.8 percent of city spending in 2017. Rock Falls property taxpayers paid $4.87 million for 78 full-time employees and 17 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 91 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $4.51 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
9,266
$32,939,893
$4,869,999
14.8
95
$51,263
2016
9,266
$27,846,515
$4,898,625
17.6
92
$53,246
2015
9,266
$26,442,187
$4,722,835
17.9
105
$44,979
2014
9,139
$27,193,543
$4,783,196
17.6
105
$45,554
2013
9,139
$29,315,630
$4,679,838
16
105
$44,570
2012
9,266
$35,863,728
$4,490,861
12.5
103
$43,601
2011
9,268
$56,629,578
$4,723,482
8.3
95
$49,721
2010
9,268
$24,030,081
$5,060,911
21.1
93
$54,418
2009
9,307
$24,267,645
$4,739,489
19.5
83
$57,102
2008
9,325
$23,105,468
$4,442,596
19.2
130
$34,174
2007
9,580
$23,601,843
$4,463,322
18.9
130
$34,333
2006
9,580
$23,273,729
$4,339,645
18.6
130
$33,382
2005
9,524
$18,957,990
$4,448,500
23.5
130
$34,219
2004
9,524
$24,253,976
$4,924,248
20.3
130
$37,879
2003
9,594
$33,510,786
$4,927,761
14.7
130
$37,906
2002
9,580
$45,491,545
$4,644,174
10.2
114
$40,738
2001
9,669
$39,802,011
$4,508,308
11.3
124
$36,357
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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