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City Budget Review

City Court budget, fiscal year 2024

City Court spent $2.6M in fiscal year 2024 — 0.8% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 15th-largest share.

Spending

$2.6M

0.8% of city spending · down 0.7% from 2023

Revenue

$992K

Salaries

$2.1M

Divisions

1

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.5M58% · 28 lines
Benefits-ASRS$214K8.2% · 28 lines
Paid Time Off$161K6.2% · 28 lines
Benefits-FICA$100K3.9% · 28 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$100K3.8% · 24 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$87K3.4% · 24 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$85K3.3% · 24 lines
Holiday Pay$48K1.8% · 20 lines
37 other categories$287K11%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Court Imposed Fines$971K98% · 2 lines
Payment Fee Court$13K1.4% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State$8K0.8% · 1 line
Cash Over Short$9.89less than 0.1% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Full-Time SalariesOct 6, 2023The largest of 15 such lines among the top 15General Fund$68,345.06

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Court Imposed FinesGeneral Fund$875,357.85
Court Imposed FinesMunicipal Court Enhancement$95,715.57
Payment Fee CourtMunicipal Court JCEF$13,464.80
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateMunicipal Court Mftg$7,680.05
Cash Over ShortGeneral Fund$9.89

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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
Court Administration$2,075,044.45

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.1M in 2010, $2.1M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.1M
  2. 2011$1.1M
  3. 2012$999K
  4. 2013$963K
  5. 2014$1.0M
  6. 2015$1.1M
  7. 2016$1.2M
  8. 2017$1.2M
  9. 2018$1.4M
  10. 2019$1.5M
  11. 2020$1.6M
  12. 2021$1.6M
  13. 2022$1.7M
  14. 2023$1.7M
  15. 2024$2.1M

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