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City Budget Review

Economic Development budget, fiscal year 2024

Economic Development spent $2.5M in fiscal year 2024 — 0.7% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 16th-largest share.

Spending

$2.5M

0.7% of city spending · down 6.6% from 2023

Revenue

$537K

Salaries

$1.0M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$887K35% · 28 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$468K18% · 31 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Buildings$153K6.0% · 38 lines
Benefits-ASRS$119K4.7% · 28 lines
Other Rentals_Leases Exp$88K3.5% · 1 line
Utilsvc-Electricity$86K3.4% · 11 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$82K3.2% · 25 lines
Paid Time Off$72K2.8% · 28 lines
43 other categories$594K23%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Facility Use Revenue$144K27% · 1 line
Lease Revenue - GASB 87$143K27% · 1 line
Lease Revenue$131K24% · 1 line
Lease Int Inc Rev GASB87$110K20% · 1 line
Donations-Operating$10K1.9% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherFeb 26, 2024The largest of 5 such lines among the top 15General Fund$183,907.39
Cptl-Improvements to BuildingsJun 11, 2024General Fund$100,203.76
Other Rentals_Leases ExpJun 30, 2024General Fund$88,000.00
Prof Svc-Community RelationsMar 26, 2024General Fund$40,000.00
Full-Time SalariesDec 15, 2023The largest of 7 such lines among the top 15General Fund$39,829.65

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Facility Use RevenueGeneral Fund$143,656.72
Lease Revenue - GASB 87General Fund$142,608.82
Lease RevenueGeneral Fund$131,480.90
Lease Int Inc Rev GASB87General Fund$109,635.28
Donations-OperatingDonations$10,000.00

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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
Economic Development$1,014,351.52

Published salary total by fiscal year: $168K in 2010, $1.0M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$168K
  2. 2016$512K
  3. 2017$528K
  4. 2018$457K
  5. 2019$620K
  6. 2020$678K
  7. 2021$690K
  8. 2022$794K
  9. 2023$1.0M
  10. 2024$1.0M

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