City Budget Review

Public Works budget, fiscal year 2024

Public Works spent $26.8M in fiscal year 2024 — 7.8% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 7th-largest share.

Spending

$26.8M

7.8% of city spending · down 51% from 2023

Revenue

$7.5M

Salaries

$11.5M

Divisions

Where the money went

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

Public Works spending by category, fiscal year 2024
Category	Total
Full-Time Salaries	$6.4M24% · 424 lines
Cptl-Vehicles	$4.4M16% · 86 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Buildings	$3.0M11% · 60 lines
Utilsvc-Sanitation_Landfill	$2.0M7.5% · 83 lines
Auto Parts Lubricants	$1.1M4.2% · 261 lines
Benefits-ASRS	$927K3.5% · 430 lines
Gas and Fuel	$700K2.6% · 187 lines
Paid Time Off	$687K2.6% · 354 lines
74 other categories	$7.5M28%

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

Public Works revenue by category, fiscal year 2024
Category	Total
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev	$5.2M69% · 1 line
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev	$1.0M14% · 1 line
Interest Income Rev	$378K5.0% · 3 lines
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater Rate	$306K4.0% · 1 line
Roll-Off Haul Fee	$182K2.4% · 1 line
OFS-Sale of Assets	$120K1.6% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	$109K1.4% · 1 line
Roll-Off Disposal Fee	$81K1.1% · 1 line
11 other categories	$162K2.1%

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

Largest Public Works payments, fiscal year 2024
Description	Fund	Amount
Cptl-VehiclesMar 27, 2024The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15	Vehicle Replacement	$686,069.40
Cptl-VehiclesJun 25, 2024	Sewer Utility Capital	$581,320.25
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsOct 30, 2023	General Fund	$407,389.00
Cptl-Improvements to BuildingsJun 18, 2024The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15	Facilities Asset Replacement	$350,210.66
Cptl-VehiclesSep 30, 2023	Ground Ambulance Capital Fund	$267,421.67
Utilsvc-Sanitation_LandfillMay 14, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15	Solid Waste Operations	$202,950.41

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

Largest Public Works revenue lines, fiscal year 2024
Description	Fund	Amount
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev	General Fund	$5,228,300.66
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev	General Fund	$1,031,265.00
Interest Income Rev	Highway User Revenue Capital	$377,731.97
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater Rate	Solid Waste Operations	$305,650.00
Roll-Off Haul Fee	Solid Waste Operations	$182,097.91
OFS-Sale of Assets	General Fund	$119,901.67
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	General Fund	$109,462.85
Roll-Off Disposal Fee	Solid Waste Operations	$80,988.20
Roll-Off Public Facility Rate	Solid Waste Operations	$50,800.00
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs Revenue	General Fund	$32,760.00
Labor Reimbursement Rev	General Fund	$14,587.50
APS Rebates Revenue	General Fund	$14,125.14
Sale of Recycled Materials Rev	Solid Waste Operations	$12,428.52
Roll-Off Program - Initial Del	Solid Waste Operations	$10,284.06
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev	General Fund	$7,199.82

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

Public Works salary totals by division, fiscal year 2024
Division	Published total
Public Works Operations	$7,316,219.30
Engineering	$4,178,515.38

Published salary total by fiscal year: $7.4M in 2018, $11.5M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

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