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City Budget Review

Information Technology budget, fiscal year 2024

Information Technology spent $12.7M in fiscal year 2024 — 3.7% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 9th-largest share.

Spending

$12.7M

3.7% of city spending · up 27% from 2023

Revenue

$2.4M

Salaries

$3.3M

Divisions

7

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$2.8M22% · 246 lines
Prof Svc-Service Agreements$2.7M21% · 113 lines
Intang-Subscription Asset$2.5M19% · 3 lines
OFU-Subscription Liab Prin$1.5M12% · 4 lines
Cptl-Technology Equipment$648K5.1% · 53 lines
Cptl-Furn_Fixture_Office Equip$404K3.2% · 16 lines
Benefits-ASRS$388K3.1% · 246 lines
Paid Time Off$330K2.6% · 137 lines
40 other categories$1.5M12%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
OFS - SBITA Financing$2.4M100% · 3 lines
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev$51.95less than 0.1% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Intang-Subscription AssetJun 30, 2024The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15General Fund$2,181,114.19
OFU-Subscription Liab PrinJun 30, 2024The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15General Fund$775,965.79
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsJan 4, 2024The largest of 7 such lines among the top 15General Fund$506,795.05
Cptl-Furn_Fixture_Office EquipSep 12, 2023General Capital Projects Fund$358,374.97
Cptl-Technology EquipmentNov 14, 2023IT Asset Replacement$139,031.62

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
OFS - SBITA FinancingThe largest of 3 such lines among the top 4General Fund$2,181,114.19
Recovery of PY Expense-RevGeneral Fund$51.95

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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
Technical Services$1,132,192.88
Application Services$740,900.94
Geographcial Info Systems$624,214.24
Security Services$545,916.80
IT Admin$275,243.80

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2010, $3.3M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.6M
  2. 2011$1.6M
  3. 2012$1.5M
  4. 2013$1.6M
  5. 2014$1.7M
  6. 2015$1.5M
  7. 2016$1.7M
  8. 2017$1.8M
  9. 2018$1.9M
  10. 2019$2.2M
  11. 2020$2.3M
  12. 2021$2.7M
  13. 2022$2.6M
  14. 2023$3.0M
  15. 2024$3.3M

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