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City Budget Review

Finance budget, fiscal year 2023

Finance spent $8.7M in fiscal year 2023 — 2.2% of the $387.8M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 10th-largest share.

Spending

$8.7M

2.2% of city spending · up 21% from 2022

Revenue

$61.8M

Salaries

$4.5M

Divisions

8

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$3.4M39% · 300 lines
Water Meter and Parts Supplies$1.1M13% · 38 lines
Taxes Charges Service Fees$530K6.1% · 217 lines
Benefits-ASRS$474K5.5% · 300 lines
Paid Time Off$335K3.9% · 284 lines
Postage and Mailings$285K3.3% · 197 lines
Computer Supplies$269K3.1% · 26 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$264K3.0% · 241 lines
50 other categories$2.0M23%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Residential Base Single Family$38.0M61% · 4 lines
Commercial Usage$7.3M12% · 2 lines
Residential Single Family Usag$5.1M8.3% · 1 line
Residential Base SF Annual$3.7M5.9% · 3 lines
Commercial Base$2.3M3.7% · 3 lines
Residential Base Multi Family$1.8M2.9% · 2 lines
Residenital RV Resort$491K0.8% · 1 line
Residential Multi Family Usage$471K0.8% · 1 line
42 other categories$2.7M4.4%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesApr 19, 2023The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15Water Operations$182,242.37
Prof Svc-Software LicensesApr 4, 2023Water Operations$114,741.46
Computer SuppliesApr 20, 2023Sewer Operations$113,908.53
User FeesSep 29, 2022General Fund$98,959.17
Computer SuppliesApr 20, 2023Water Operations$94,569.38
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesMay 22, 2023The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Water Utility Capital$60,578.50
Computer SuppliesApr 20, 2023Solid Waste Operations$47,834.35
Prof Svc-Audit ServicesNov 22, 2022General Fund$47,220.75

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Residential Base Single FamilySewer Operations$16,665,437.44
Residential Base Single FamilySolid Waste Operations$12,129,362.85
Residential Base Single FamilyWater Operations$7,370,294.72
Residential Single Family UsagWater Operations$5,149,047.62
Commercial UsageWater Operations$4,934,928.29
Residential Base SF AnnualSewer Operations$2,743,901.43
Commercial UsageSewer Operations$2,393,848.42
Residential Base Single FamilyStormwater Operations$1,810,503.75
Residential Base Multi FamilySewer Operations$1,597,844.15
Commercial BaseWater Operations$1,378,749.99
Commercial BaseStormwater Operations$854,266.25
Residential Base SF AnnualSolid Waste Operations$609,269.42
Residenital RV ResortSewer Operations$491,131.41
Residential Multi Family UsageWater Operations$470,823.77
Business License RevenueGeneral Fund$450,495.00

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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$1,510,337.14
Accounting$944,064.16
Finance Admin$589,759.56
Budget$548,358.98
Revenue$498,394.00
Procurement$374,042.50

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2010, $4.5M in 2023. 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
  14. 2023$4.5M

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