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City Budget Review

Community Development budget, fiscal year 2023

Community Development spent $6.7M in fiscal year 2023 — 1.7% of the $387.8M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 12th-largest share.

Spending

$6.7M

1.7% of city spending · up 15% from 2022

Revenue

$20.2M

Salaries

$3.9M

Divisions

8

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$3.1M46% · 213 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$1.0M15% · 53 lines
Benefits-ASRS$421K6.3% · 214 lines
Cptl-Design Engineering$410K6.1% · 33 lines
Paid Time Off$337K5.1% · 179 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$237K3.6% · 172 lines
Benefits-FICA$214K3.2% · 213 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$162K2.4% · 124 lines
45 other categories$799K12%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Bldg Inspection Permit Rev$7.8M38% · 1 line
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs Revenue$4.6M23% · 1 line
Zoning Subdivision Rev$4.0M20% · 1 line
Bldg Plan Check Fees Rev$2.7M13% · 1 line
Solar Permit$463K2.3% · 1 line
Landscape Plan Check Fees Rev$229K1.1% · 1 line
Landscape Permits Revenue$172K0.8% · 1 line
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds Reimb$118K0.6% · 1 line
8 other categories$116K0.6%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Design EngineeringNov 22, 2022The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$133,040.04
Risk Insurance PremiumJun 30, 2023General Fund$122,500.00
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherFeb 13, 2023The largest of 10 such lines among the top 15General Fund$105,033.03
Cptl-Design EngineeringFeb 21, 2023General Capital Projects Fund$74,563.94
Paid Time OffNov 4, 2022General Fund$49,932.68

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Bldg Inspection Permit RevGeneral Fund$7,769,780.85
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs RevenueGeneral Fund$4,642,654.36
Zoning Subdivision RevGeneral Fund$4,029,151.68
Bldg Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$2,711,763.97
Solar PermitGeneral Fund$463,450.00
Landscape Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$229,149.05
Landscape Permits RevenueGeneral Fund$172,089.12
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds ReimbGeneral Fund$118,461.00
Labor Reimbursement RevGeneral Fund$40,300.00
Advertising RevenueGeneral Fund$32,000.00
Recovery of PY Expense-RevThe largest of 3 such lines among the top 15General Fund$14,415.00
Reimbrev-RecoveriesGeneral Fund$6,534.71
Recovery of PY Expense-RevGeneral Capital Projects Fund$5,106.51

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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
Building Safety$1,175,762.38
Planning$1,047,796.36
Development Services$584,914.98
Code Enforcement$559,379.60
Community Development$431,693.34
Real Property$113,679.80

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.9M in 2010, $3.9M in 2023. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.9M
  2. 2011$1.9M
  3. 2012$1.8M
  4. 2013$2.0M
  5. 2014$2.1M
  6. 2015$2.7M
  7. 2016$2.6M
  8. 2017$2.7M
  9. 2018$2.8M
  10. 2019$3.0M
  11. 2020$3.0M
  12. 2021$3.4M
  13. 2022$3.3M
  14. 2023$3.9M

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