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City Budget Review

Sports and Tourism budget, fiscal year 2023

Sports and Tourism spent $10.8M in fiscal year 2023 — 2.8% of the $387.8M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 8th-largest share.

Spending

$10.8M

2.8% of city spending · up 49% from 2022

Revenue

$4.8M

Salaries

$1.6M

Divisions

6

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Building Maintenance$2.8M26% · 89 lines
Prof Svc-Service Agreements$1.3M13% · 51 lines
Full-Time Salaries$1.3M12% · 60 lines
Utilsvc-Electricity$731K6.8% · 13 lines
Agricultural Grounds Supplies$711K6.6% · 69 lines
Advertising Expense$531K4.9% · 62 lines
Part-Time Employees Wages$424K3.9% · 150 lines
Grounds Maintenance$307K2.9% · 26 lines
62 other categories$2.6M24%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Concession Revenue$834K17% · 1 line
NPC PO-Ctyshr Tkt Surchargerev$686K14% · 1 line
NPC PO-Cty Shr Ticket Salesrev$679K14% · 1 line
Baseball Advertising Rev$340K7.1% · 1 line
Program Fee Revenue$315K6.6% · 1 line
Facility Use Revenue$314K6.5% · 2 lines
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State$233K4.8% · 1 line
Baseball Novelties Rev$231K4.8% · 1 line
17 other categories$1.2M25%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Building MaintenanceOct 10, 2022The largest of 7 such lines among the top 15Sports, Entmt & Cul Asset Repl$859,639.00
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsMay 16, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sports and Tourism Fund$422,847.67
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsJun 30, 2023Tourism$301,176.27
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsApr 30, 2023Spring Trng Ticket Surcharge$134,965.00
Agricultural Grounds SuppliesJun 20, 2023Sports, Entmt & Cul Asset Repl$126,718.75
Advertising ExpenseJun 30, 2023Arizona Office of Tourism$105,650.00
Op Equip Tool Part Under 10KApr 30, 2023Spring Trng Ticket Surcharge$94,550.26
Op Equip Tool Part Under 10KApr 19, 2023Sports and Tourism Fund$94,550.26

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Concession RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$833,512.32
NPC PO-Ctyshr Tkt SurchargerevSpring Trng Ticket Surcharge$685,577.00
NPC PO-Cty Shr Ticket SalesrevSports and Tourism Fund$678,519.93
Baseball Advertising RevSports and Tourism Fund$340,250.58
Program Fee RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$315,420.00
Facility Use RevenueThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sports and Tourism Fund$261,136.78
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateArizona Office of Tourism$233,149.76
Baseball Novelties RevSports and Tourism Fund$231,008.09
Special Events RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$205,788.88
Federal Grant RevenueGrants$157,970.00
Ramada RentalsSports and Tourism Fund$155,092.25
Tennis TournamentsSports and Tourism Fund$153,736.26
Miscellaneous RevenueStadium Improvements$137,174.21
Ticket Sales RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$46,942.00

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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
Campus$914,251.26
Sports and Tourism$702,829.40

Published salary total by fiscal year: $278K in 2018, $1.6M in 2023. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$278K
  2. 2019$790K
  3. 2020$801K
  4. 2021$1.7M
  5. 2022$1.5M
  6. 2023$1.6M

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