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City Budget Review

City Manager budget, fiscal year 2022

City Manager spent $3.7M in fiscal year 2022 — 1.1% of the $348.6M the City of Surprise published across 19 departments, and the 14th-largest share.

Spending

$3.7M

1.1% of city spending

Revenue

$28.2M

Salaries

$2.3M

Divisions

5

Where the money went

Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$2.0M54% · 180 lines
Paid Time Off$314K8.5% · 109 lines
Benefits-ASRS$274K7.4% · 177 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$178K4.8% · 140 lines
Dues and Memberships$136K3.7% · 34 lines
Benefits-FICA$129K3.5% · 177 lines
Prof Svc-Service Agreements$122K3.3% · 11 lines
Furn Fixture Equip Under 10K$95K2.6% · 30 lines
44 other categories$433K12%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Federal Grant Revenue$28.2M100% · 1 line
Unrealized Gain Loss Rev$5Kless than 0.1% · 2 lines
Interest Income Rev$1Kless than 0.1% · 2 lines
Auction Revenue$776.41less than 0.1% · 1 line
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds Reimb$485.57less than 0.1% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Dues and MembershipsJul 7, 2021General Fund$77,965.00
Paid Time OffJan 14, 2022The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$70,221.49
Full-Time SalariesJun 30, 2022The largest of 11 such lines among the top 15General Fund$57,362.03
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsJul 21, 2021General Fund$44,492.89

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Federal Grant RevenueGrants$28,237,984.00
Unrealized Gain Loss RevMunicipal Art Fund$4,124.31
Interest Income RevMunicipal Art Fund$1,067.15
Auction RevenueGeneral Fund$776.41
Unrealized Gain Loss RevCommunications Asset Repl$733.44
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds ReimbGeneral Fund$485.57
Interest Income RevCommunications Asset Repl$264.63

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Salaries by division

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

DivisionPublished total
City Manager$1,356,686.76
Marketing and Communications$760,593.34
Emergency Management$115,000.08
Government & Community Partner$100,000.16

Published salary total by fiscal year: $392K in 2010, $2.3M in 2022. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$392K
  2. 2011$387K
  3. 2012$271K
  4. 2013$426K
  5. 2014$1.0M
  6. 2015$2.2M
  7. 2016$1.7M
  8. 2017$1.7M
  9. 2021$2.5M
  10. 2022$2.3M

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.