That's a decrease of 19.3 percent from 2016, when the village spent $10.17 million, or $7,857 per household.
Forsyth has 1,295 households and a population of 3,584.
Since 2001, the Village of Forsyth budget has grown by 52.3 percent, from $5.39 million. The village population has grown 47.2 percent over the same period, from 2,434.
Salaries accounted for 9.3 percent of village spending in 2017. Forsyth property taxpayers paid $768,044 for 14 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 10 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $762,246.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,584
$8,215,659
$768,044
9.3
43
$17,861
2016
3,584
$10,174,695
$757,562
7.4
26
$29,137
2015
3,581
$11,387,401
$1,278,777
11.2
25
$51,151
2014
3,490
$8,645,381
$741,202
8.6
20
$37,060
2013
3,490
$8,890,365
$728,385
8.2
20
$36,419
2012
3,490
$8,837,775
$737,825
8.3
20
$36,891
2011
3,490
$8,687,667
$782,033
9
22
$35,547
2010
3,284
$12,684,655
$802,904
6.3
43
$18,672
2009
3,284
$13,018,468
$775,436
6
36
$21,540
2008
2,434
$11,071,134
$670,567
6.1
40
$16,764
2007
2,434
$9,992,643
$659,831
6.6
71
$9,293
2006
2,434
$13,251,381
$650,439
4.9
45
$14,454
2005
2,434
$15,225,964
$636,945
4.2
39
$16,332
2004
2,434
$8,606,032
$610,618
7.1
19
$32,138
2003
2,434
$9,606,326
$593,507
6.2
34
$17,456
2002
2,434
$5,280,835
$598,930
11.3
43
$13,929
2001
2,434
$5,392,633
$762,246
14.1
17
$44,838
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.