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City Budget Review

City Court budget, fiscal year 2023

City Court spent $2.6M in fiscal year 2023 — 0.7% of the $387.8M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 16th-largest share.

Spending

$2.6M

0.7% of city spending · down 1.0% from 2022

Revenue

$1.2M

Salaries

$1.7M

Divisions

1

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.4M55% · 30 lines
Benefits-ASRS$204K7.8% · 30 lines
Paid Time Off$169K6.4% · 30 lines
Prof Svs - Court Security$161K6.2% · 24 lines
Benefits-FICA$95K3.6% · 30 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$88K3.4% · 24 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$79K3.0% · 25 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$68K2.6% · 24 lines
36 other categories$319K12%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Court Imposed Fines$1.2M98% · 2 lines
Payment Fee Court$12K1.0% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State$11K0.9% · 3 lines
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev$550.99less than 0.1% · 1 line
Cash Over Short$312.01less than 0.1% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Full-Time SalariesMay 19, 2023The largest of 15 such lines among the top 15General Fund$61,514.09

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Court Imposed FinesGeneral Fund$1,083,057.35
Court Imposed FinesMunicipal Court Enhancement$84,666.48
Payment Fee CourtMunicipal Court JCEF$12,216.35
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateMunicipal Court Mftg$8,312.19
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateMunicipal Court Fare$2,401.22
Recovery of PY Expense-RevGeneral Fund$550.99
Cash Over ShortGeneral Fund$312.01
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateGeneral Fund$74.30

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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
Court Administration$1,731,039.75

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.1M in 2010, $1.7M in 2023. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.1M
  2. 2011$1.1M
  3. 2012$999K
  4. 2013$963K
  5. 2014$1.0M
  6. 2015$1.1M
  7. 2016$1.2M
  8. 2017$1.2M
  9. 2018$1.4M
  10. 2019$1.5M
  11. 2020$1.6M
  12. 2021$1.6M
  13. 2022$1.7M
  14. 2023$1.7M

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