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City Budget Review

Human Services and Community Vitality budget, fiscal year 2023

Human Services and Community Vitality spent $6.0M in fiscal year 2023 — 1.5% of the $387.8M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 13th-largest share.

Spending

$6.0M

1.5% of city spending · up 6.0% from 2022

Revenue

$7.8M

Salaries

$1.6M

Divisions

7

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$1.7M29% · 155 lines
Full-Time Salaries$1.3M22% · 209 lines
Cptl-Design Engineering$545K9.1% · 6 lines
Cptl-Works of Art$478K8.0% · 19 lines
Part-Time Employees Wages$280K4.7% · 193 lines
Benefits-ASRS$207K3.5% · 238 lines
Profsvc-Councilcommun Outreach$198K3.3% · 48 lines
Paid Time Off$135K2.3% · 166 lines
59 other categories$1.1M18%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Federal Grant Revenue$7.2M92% · 5 lines
Area Agency on Aging-Federal$203K2.6% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local$172K2.2% · 1 line
Grant Revenue-Program Income$107K1.4% · 1 line
Facility Use Revenue$59K0.7% · 2 lines
Grant Revenue-Other$41K0.5% · 1 line
Sponsorships$24K0.3% · 1 line
Program Fee Revenue$22K0.3% · 1 line
7 other categories$18K0.2%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherFeb 3, 2023The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15Neighborhood Revitalization$231,644.54
Cptl-Design EngineeringJun 22, 2023The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Grants$161,659.34
Cptl-Works of ArtJan 25, 2023Traffic Election 2017$117,910.07
Cptl-Works of ArtApr 26, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Municipal Art Fund$101,000.00
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresMar 31, 2023Grants$79,938.00
Cptl-Works of ArtFeb 15, 2023Pavmnt Preservtn Election 2017$72,922.50

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Federal Grant RevenueThe largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Grants$2,580,000.00
Federal Grant RevenueNeighborhood Revitalization$2,157,604.80
Area Agency on Aging-FederalGrants$202,530.00
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-LocalGeneral Fund$172,080.00
Grant Revenue-Program IncomeNeighborhood Revitalization$107,302.34
Grant Revenue-OtherGrants$40,909.20
Facility Use RevenueThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$36,024.00
SponsorshipsDonations$23,950.00
Program Fee RevenueGeneral Fund$21,519.45
Meal Fee RevenueGeneral Fund$20,009.50
Donations-OperatingDonations$5,796.50

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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
HSCV Administration$521,370.20
Neighborhood Services$392,273.44
Community Resources$384,323.68
Senior Services$217,434.10
HSCV Community Engagement$113,204.26

Published salary total by fiscal year: $751K in 2018, $1.6M in 2023. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$751K
  2. 2019$1.1M
  3. 2020$1.3M
  4. 2021$1.7M
  5. 2022$1.2M
  6. 2023$1.6M

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