City Budget Review
Arts, Culture & Library budget, fiscal year 2024
Arts, Culture & Library spent $3.6M in fiscal year 2024 — 1.1% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 14th-largest share.
Spending
$3.6M
1.1% of city spending · up 94% from 2023
Revenue
$62K
Salaries
$1.9M
Divisions
4
Where the money went
Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Full-Time Salaries | $1.6M44% · 54 lines |
| Books and Subscriptions | $225K6.2% · 74 lines |
| Part-Time Employees Wages | $212K5.8% · 27 lines |
| Benefits-ASRS | $209K5.8% · 54 lines |
| Cptl-Works of Art | $183K5.0% · 8 lines |
| Utilsvc-Electricity | $136K3.8% · 23 lines |
| Prof Svc-Software Licenses | $129K3.6% · 14 lines |
| Paid Time Off | $126K3.5% · 33 lines |
| 51 other categories | $822K23% |
Where the money came from
Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Interest Income Rev | $58K94% · 1 line |
| Copy Fees Revenue | $2K2.6% · 1 line |
| Unrealized Gain Loss Rev | $1K2.0% · 1 line |
| Donations-Operating | $850.001.4% · 1 line |
Largest single payments
The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.
| Description | Fund | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cptl-Works of ArtDec 11, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15 | Municipal Art Fund | $85,500.00 |
| Full-Time SalariesNov 3, 2023The largest of 13 such lines among the top 15 | General Fund | $65,849.40 |
Largest revenue lines
The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.
| Description | Fund | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Interest Income Rev | Municipal Art Fund | $58,176.62 |
| Copy Fees Revenue | General Fund | $1,583.91 |
| Unrealized Gain Loss Rev | Municipal Art Fund | $1,210.06 |
| Donations-Operating | Donations | $850.00 |
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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.
| Division | Published total |
|---|---|
| Library Administration | $1,797,240.12 |
| Arts Culture & Administration | $98,761.52 |
Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.7M in 2023, $1.9M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.
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