Root Township Budget (2023)

── Root Township Budget (2023) ── Total budget: $95K Population: 6,115 Per-capita spending: $16/resident Poverty: 740 residents (12%) Median household income: $63K Fire & EMS: $43K ($7/resident) • Decatur Fire Dept.: $22K • Preble Vol. Fire: $11K • Madison Twp. Fire: $9,600 General: $35K ($6/resident) • Fred Kunkel- Trustee: $11K • Ryan Rice- cemetery mowing: $4,050 • Fred Kunkel- office Rent: $3,800 • Monror Rescue- Rescue contract: $3,450 • Transfer to Rainy Day Fund: $3,000 Poor Relief: $17K — $24/person in poverty ($3/resident) • Tonya Cornett- Investigator: $11K • Amaris Rentals-housing: $1,300 • American Electric Power: $1,167 • City of Decatur-utility water: $1,059 • Employment Taxes: $846 Trustee compensation: $11K/yr (11.7% of total budget) Source: Indiana Gateway for Local Government Annual Financial Report, 2023 Compensation: Gateway 100R Employee Compensation Report, 2023 Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020-2024)