Ross Township Budget (2023)

── Ross Township Budget (2023) ── Total budget: $3.7M Population: 48,648 Per-capita spending: $75/resident Poverty: 5,145 residents (11%) Median household income: $72K General: $2.7M ($56/resident) • TRANSFER OF FUNDS: $1.0M • MILESTONE CONTRACTORS NORTH INC.: $246K • CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC: $168K • WALTER L. SCOTT: $147K • ERIC A. BLACKMON, SR.: $90K Parks & Recreation: $383K ($8/resident) • DONALD E. BISH: $54K • GAYLE E. ANDERSON: $48K • ZACHARY W. GORALCZYK: $41K • ALEX A. QUIJANO: $40K • INPRS FBO PERF: $26K Fire & EMS: $275K ($6/resident) • MERRILLVILLE FIRE PROTECTION TERRITORY: $275K Poor Relief: $255K — $50/person in poverty ($5/resident) • WILLIMENA SMITH: $57K • THEODORA J. MANTIS: $47K • LASHUN D. TAYLOR: $38K • INPRS FBO PERF: $20K • LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES: $19K Trustee compensation: $88K/yr (2.4% 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)