That's a decrease of two percent from 2016, when the city spent $5.36 million, or $3,342 per household.
Eldorado has 1,603 households and a population of 4,021.
Since 2001, the City of Eldorado budget has grown by seven percent, from $4.91 million. The city population has fallen 11.3 percent over the same period, from 4,534.
Salaries accounted for 25 percent of city spending in 2017. Eldorado property taxpayers paid $1.31 million for 27 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 28 full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $1.28 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,021
$5,249,499
$1,314,066
25
67
$19,613
2016
4,064
$5,356,572
$1,341,703
25
67
$20,025
2015
4,127
$5,391,713
$1,318,553
24.5
67
$19,680
2014
4,127
$4,283,584
$1,312,829
30.6
67
$19,594
2013
4,122
$5,114,054
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2012
4,122
$5,177,500
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2011
4,534
$4,186,526
$824,019
19.7
27
$30,519
2010
4,532
$4,221,769
$1,335,941
31.6
28
$47,712
2009
4,532
$6,222,440
$1,331,237
21.4
29
$45,905
2008
4,534
$6,123,791
$1,241,908
20.3
29
$42,824
2007
4,534
$6,297,405
$1,250,735
19.9
29
$43,129
2006
4,534
$6,683,003
$1,232,893
18.4
29
$42,514
2005
4,534
$6,680,055
$1,237,490
18.5
26
$47,596
2004
4,534
$6,052,378
$1,238,999
20.5
29
$42,724
2003
4,534
$5,801,896
$1,215,879
21
32
$37,996
2002
4,534
$6,134,240
$1,219,480
19.9
31
$39,338
2001
4,534
$4,908,088
$1,280,724
26.1
32
$40,023
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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