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City Budget Review

Finance budget, fiscal year 2022

Finance spent $7.2M in fiscal year 2022 — 2.1% of the $348.6M the City of Surprise published across 19 departments, and the 11th-largest share.

Spending

$7.2M

2.1% of city spending

Revenue

$65.4M

Salaries

$3.7M

Divisions

8

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$3.1M44% · 308 lines
Water Meter and Parts Supplies$660K9.2% · 30 lines
Taxes Charges Service Fees$503K7.0% · 225 lines
Benefits-ASRS$442K6.2% · 303 lines
Paid Time Off$323K4.5% · 270 lines
Postage and Mailings$247K3.5% · 145 lines
Benefits-FICA$215K3.0% · 305 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$204K2.8% · 245 lines
45 other categories$1.4M20%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Residential Base Single Family$39.5M60% · 4 lines
Commercial Usage$8.7M13% · 2 lines
Residential Single Family Usag$6.0M9.1% · 1 line
Residential Base SF Annual$3.6M5.5% · 3 lines
Commercial Base$2.3M3.5% · 3 lines
Residential Base Multi Family$1.5M2.4% · 2 lines
Residenital RV Resort$513K0.8% · 1 line
Business License Revenue$511K0.8% · 1 line
42 other categories$2.9M4.4%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesNov 15, 2021The largest of 8 such lines among the top 15Water Operations$128,543.95
Prof Svc-Software LicensesJun 2, 2022Water Operations$81,843.91
Full-Time SalariesApr 1, 2022Sewer Operations$52,000.00
Prof Svc-Software LicensesFeb 23, 2022General Fund$41,895.00
Prof Svc-Audit ServicesNov 29, 2021General Fund$33,330.15
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesJun 14, 2022Water Utility Capital$30,000.00
Full-Time SalariesJun 30, 2022Water Operations$26,636.48
Full-Time SalariesJun 30, 2022General Fund$26,425.89

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Residential Base Single FamilySewer Operations$17,281,895.06
Residential Base Single FamilySolid Waste Operations$12,622,552.67
Residential Base Single FamilyWater Operations$7,667,447.15
Commercial UsageWater Operations$6,164,657.09
Residential Single Family UsagWater Operations$5,968,489.24
Residential Base SF AnnualSewer Operations$2,727,586.98
Commercial UsageSewer Operations$2,528,229.16
Residential Base Single FamilyStormwater Operations$1,888,488.28
Commercial BaseWater Operations$1,399,226.99
Residential Base Multi FamilySewer Operations$1,357,628.97
Commercial BaseStormwater Operations$838,294.69
Residential Base SF AnnualSolid Waste Operations$597,654.37
Residenital RV ResortSewer Operations$512,731.27
Business License RevenueGeneral Fund$510,547.00
Residential Multi Family UsageWater Operations$502,223.59

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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
Utility Billing$1,034,947.42
Accounting$758,276.74
Finance Admin$649,705.42
Budget$437,427.64
Procurement$411,311.68
Revenue$383,799.52

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2010, $3.7M in 2022. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.6M
  2. 2011$1.7M
  3. 2012$1.4M
  4. 2013$1.4M
  5. 2014$1.6M
  6. 2015$2.0M
  7. 2016$2.0M
  8. 2017$3.0M
  9. 2018$3.1M
  10. 2019$3.4M
  11. 2020$3.5M
  12. 2021$4.7M
  13. 2022$3.7M

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