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City Budget Review

Public Works budget, fiscal year 2022

Public Works spent $39.9M in fiscal year 2022 — 11% of the $348.6M the City of Surprise published across 19 departments, and the 3rd-largest share.

Spending

$39.9M

11% of city spending

Revenue

$34.6M

Salaries

$9.2M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

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

Public Works spending by category, fiscal year 2022
CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$8.0M20% · 821 lines
Streets Maintenance$4.7M12% · 63 lines
Cptl-Streets Improvements$3.8M9.5% · 38 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Buildings$1.9M4.7% · 39 lines
Utilsvc-Sanitation_Landfill$1.9M4.7% · 139 lines
Cptl-Vehicles$1.8M4.5% · 49 lines
Utilsvc-Electricity$1.2M3.1% · 152 lines
Benefits-ASRS$1.2M3.0% · 801 lines
87 other categories$15.5M39%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

Public Works revenue by category, fiscal year 2022
CategoryTotal
OFS-Capital Contributions$13.9M40% · 1 line
Highway User Tax Revenue-State$10.5M30% · 1 line
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev$4.7M14% · 1 line
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev$1.4M3.9% · 1 line
Federal Grant Revenue$889K2.6% · 1 line
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds Reimb$659K1.9% · 1 line
Grant Revenue-Other$461K1.3% · 1 line
State Shared Lottery Tax Rev$403K1.2% · 1 line
22 other categories$1.7M5.0%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

Largest Public Works payments, fiscal year 2022
DescriptionFundAmount
Streets MaintenanceOct 31, 2021The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Transportation Improvement$1,260,897.83
Cptl-Streets ImprovementsJul 31, 2021The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Transportation Improvement$966,649.49
Cptl-Technology EquipmentMar 28, 2022General Capital Projects Fund$849,816.65
Streets MaintenanceOct 31, 2021The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Highway User Revenue Capital$736,794.97
Cptl-VehiclesNov 8, 2021Highway User Revenue Capital$522,075.82
Cptl-Streets ImprovementsMar 21, 2022Pavmnt Preservtn Election 2017$271,827.50
Cptl-VehiclesMay 2, 2022Vehicle Replacement$197,920.74

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

Largest Public Works revenue lines, fiscal year 2022
DescriptionFundAmount
OFS-Capital ContributionsGW Capital Accounts$13,893,436.05
Highway User Tax Revenue-StateHighway User Revenue$10,538,762.11
Eng Inspect Permit Fees RevGeneral Fund$4,739,569.90
Eng Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$1,359,921.50
Federal Grant RevenueGrants$888,900.00
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds ReimbTransportation Improvement$659,178.96
Grant Revenue-OtherHighway User Revenue Capital$461,310.00
State Shared Lottery Tax RevLTAF II/ALF$403,234.00
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater RateSolid Waste Operations$293,950.00
Txfrnin-from Fire/EMS DIF 2020Solid Waste Capital$207,866.20
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs RevenueGeneral Fund$154,698.99
OFS-Sale of AssetsGeneral Fund$149,741.30
OFS-Sale of AssetsSolid Waste Capital$125,000.00
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-LocalGeneral Fund$98,506.33
Txfrnin-from Fire/EMS DIF 2020General Capital Projects Fund$96,775.38

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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.

Public Works salary totals by division, fiscal year 2022
DivisionPublished total
Public Works Operations$6,067,459.06
Engineering$3,096,521.22

Published salary total by fiscal year: $7.4M in 2018, $9.2M in 2022. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$7.4M
  2. 2019$8.0M
  3. 2020$8.3M
  4. 2021$9.1M
  5. 2022$9.2M

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