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City Budget Review

Finance budget, fiscal year 2024

Finance spent $10.5M in fiscal year 2024 — 3.1% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 11th-largest share.

Spending

$10.5M

3.1% of city spending · up 22% from 2023

Revenue

$64.2M

Salaries

$5.1M

Divisions

8

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$4.4M42% · 297 lines
Water Meter and Parts Supplies$757K7.2% · 38 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$645K6.1% · 60 lines
Benefits-ASRS$620K5.9% · 297 lines
Taxes Charges Service Fees$569K5.4% · 186 lines
Paid Time Off$422K4.0% · 282 lines
Benefits-FICA$304K2.9% · 297 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$304K2.9% · 245 lines
50 other categories$2.5M23%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Residential Base Single Family$40.2M62% · 4 lines
Commercial Usage$9.1M14% · 2 lines
Residential Single Family Usag$5.7M8.9% · 1 line
Commercial Base$2.4M3.7% · 3 lines
Residential Base Multi Family$2.1M3.2% · 2 lines
Residential Base SF Annual$1.0M1.6% · 3 lines
Residential Multi Family Usage$514K0.8% · 1 line
Establish Service Fee$496K0.8% · 3 lines
43 other categories$2.7M4.3%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Prof Svc-Software LicensesApr 19, 2024Water Operations$127,452.58
User FeesNov 9, 2023General Fund$122,618.30
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherJun 30, 2024The largest of 5 such lines among the top 15General Fund$109,336.65
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesFeb 13, 2024The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15Water Operations$100,279.87
Computer SuppliesMar 27, 2024Sewer Operations$89,703.12
Computer SuppliesMar 27, 2024Water Operations$74,473.53

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Residential Base Single FamilySewer Operations$17,359,252.04
Residential Base Single FamilySolid Waste Operations$13,049,186.45
Residential Base Single FamilyWater Operations$7,877,377.86
Commercial UsageWater Operations$6,528,308.57
Residential Single Family UsagWater Operations$5,746,721.51
Commercial UsageSewer Operations$2,616,150.66
Residential Base Single FamilyStormwater Operations$1,899,270.91
Residential Base Multi FamilySewer Operations$1,829,738.93
Commercial BaseWater Operations$1,465,533.99
Commercial BaseStormwater Operations$908,914.80
Residential Base SF AnnualSewer Operations$769,236.01
Residential Multi Family UsageWater Operations$513,907.65
Residenital RV ResortSewer Operations$490,230.63
Residential Second Trash CanSolid Waste Operations$442,131.25
Business License RevenueGeneral Fund$362,361.00

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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
Utility Billing$1,617,329.74
Accounting$1,001,567.58
Budget$687,322.22
Finance Admin$633,805.12
Procurement$550,559.88
Revenue$538,272.02
Planning & Project Management$112,503.04

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2010, $5.1M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.6M
  2. 2011$1.7M
  3. 2012$1.4M
  4. 2013$1.4M
  5. 2014$1.6M
  6. 2015$2.0M
  7. 2016$2.0M
  8. 2017$3.0M
  9. 2018$3.1M
  10. 2019$3.4M
  11. 2020$3.5M
  12. 2021$4.7M
  13. 2022$3.7M
  14. 2023$4.5M
  15. 2024$5.1M

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