That's a decrease of 5.1 percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.21 million.
Mt. Vernon Township has a population of 14,237.
Since 2001, the Mt. Vernon Township budget has grown by 1.1 percent, from $1.14 million. The township population has fallen 1.4 percent over the same period, from 14,443.
Salaries accounted for 37.9 percent of township spending in 2017. Mt. Vernon Township property taxpayers paid $436,657 for seven full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 16 full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $351,211.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
14,237
$1,153,110
$436,657
37.9
14
$31,190
2016
14,237
$1,214,850
$359,986
29.6
26
$13,846
2015
13,008
$1,481,350
$449,851
30.4
25
$17,994
2014
15,218
$1,409,482
$429,742
30.5
22
$19,534
2013
15,218
$1,370,628
$436,267
31.8
22
$19,830
2012
13,374
$1,467,985
$425,895
29
23
$18,517
2011
14,095
$1,324,982
$424,327
32
21
$20,206
2010
14,095
$1,184,118
$418,852
35.4
23
$18,211
2009
14,095
$1,390,662
$399,934
28.8
18
$22,219
2008
14,095
$1,408,212
$397,194
28.2
18
$22,066
2007
14,095
$1,467,867
$385,156
26.2
18
$21,398
2006
14,095
$1,443,375
$381,405
26.4
18
$21,189
2005
14,443
$2,042,950
$416,159
20.4
18
$23,120
2004
14,443
$1,535,238
$344,558
22.4
19
$18,135
2003
14,443
$1,392,722
$342,641
24.6
19
$18,034
2002
14,443
$1,076,474
$349,877
32.5
19
$18,415
2001
14,443
$1,140,970
$351,211
30.8
19
$18,485
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.