That's an increase of 36.9 percent from 2014, when the city spent $482,967, or $1,637.18 per household.
Piper has 295 households and a population of 765.
Since 2001, the Village of Piper City budget has fallen by 34.9 percent, from $1.02 million. The city population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 13.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Piper property taxpayers paid $89,380.56 for two full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had three full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $106,477.77.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
765
$660,960
$89,380.56
13.5
5
$17,876.11
2014
765
$482,967
$91,522.71
19
5
$18,304.54
2013
765
$671,320
$92,411.28
13.8
5
$18,482.25
2012
765
$427,375.04
$90,031.10
21.1
5
$18,006.22
2011
765
$437,004.72
$92,956.68
21.3
5
$18,591.33
2010
765
$883,227
$105,800.76
12
5
$21,160.15
2009
765
$733,870.59
$108,083.37
14.7
5
$21,616.67
2008
765
$699,549.10
$108,869.85
15.6
5
$21,773.97
2007
765
$524,979
$97,372.08
18.5
5
$19,474.41
2006
765
$624,012
$87,838.80
14.1
5
$17,567.76
2005
765
$404,654.16
$97,136.64
24
5
$19,427.32
2004
765
$317,874.06
$103,930.14
32.7
7
$14,847.16
2003
765
$424,399.80
$118,953.12
28
6
$19,825.51
2002
765
$325,503.90
$108,280.80
33.3
6
$18,046.80
2001
765
$1,015,774.17
$106,477.77
10.5
6
$17,746.29
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.