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City Budget Review

Sports and Tourism budget, fiscal year 2024

Sports and Tourism spent $11.3M in fiscal year 2024 — 3.3% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 10th-largest share.

Spending

$11.3M

3.3% of city spending · up 4.7% from 2023

Revenue

$5.4M

Salaries

$1.8M

Divisions

6

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Building Maintenance$2.4M21% · 89 lines
Prof Svc-Service Agreements$1.6M15% · 61 lines
Full-Time Salaries$1.5M13% · 54 lines
Grounds Maintenance$733K6.5% · 24 lines
Utilsvc-Electricity$684K6.1% · 12 lines
Op Equip Tool Part Under 10K$575K5.1% · 66 lines
Part-Time Employees Wages$479K4.3% · 117 lines
Agricultural Grounds Supplies$425K3.8% · 60 lines
59 other categories$2.9M26%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Concession Revenue$1.1M21% · 1 line
NPC PO-Ctyshr Tkt Surchargerev$849K16% · 1 line
NPC PO-Cty Shr Ticket Salesrev$824K15% · 1 line
Baseball Advertising Rev$435K8.0% · 1 line
Baseball Novelties Rev$353K6.5% · 1 line
Special Events Revenue$328K6.0% · 2 lines
Facility Use Revenue$304K5.6% · 2 lines
Program Fee Revenue$233K4.3% · 1 line
17 other categories$1.0M18%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Building MaintenanceDec 7, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sports, Entmt & Cul Asset Repl$1,116,402.00
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsJun 5, 2024The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Sports and Tourism Fund$678,041.52
Grounds MaintenanceJun 5, 2024Sports, Entmt & Cul Asset Repl$604,613.36
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsAug 31, 2023Tourism$301,176.27
Op Equip Tool Part Under 10KApr 12, 2024Sports and Tourism Fund$131,899.73
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsJun 6, 2024Spring Trng Ticket Surcharge$117,590.00
Equipment Rental ExpMar 18, 2024Tourism$90,034.61
Building MaintenanceMay 13, 2024Net Premium Seating$88,612.87
Op Equip Tool Part Under 10KJan 10, 2024Sports, Entmt & Cul Asset Repl$85,649.00
Utilsvc-ElectricityJun 30, 2024Sports and Tourism Fund$83,934.39
Cptl-Imp Other Than Bldgs_LandNov 7, 2023General Capital Projects Fund$78,292.50
Signs and Sign SuppliesMar 1, 2024Spring Trng Ticket Surcharge$77,514.19

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Concession RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$1,125,494.32
NPC PO-Ctyshr Tkt SurchargerevSpring Trng Ticket Surcharge$849,215.00
NPC PO-Cty Shr Ticket SalesrevSports and Tourism Fund$823,616.80
Baseball Advertising RevSports and Tourism Fund$434,827.04
Baseball Novelties RevSports and Tourism Fund$352,608.16
Facility Use RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$264,263.79
Special Events RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$244,708.75
Program Fee RevenueSports and Tourism Fund$233,175.00
Ramada RentalsSports and Tourism Fund$181,651.56
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateArizona Office of Tourism$145,914.00
Tennis TournamentsSports and Tourism Fund$139,015.99
Miscellaneous RevenueStadium Improvements$137,174.21
Interest Income RevSports, Entmt & Cul Asset Repl$102,573.14
Special Events RevenueTourism$83,182.50
Federal Grant RevenueGrants$78,570.00

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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
Campus$971,297.08
Sports and Tourism$828,874.02

Published salary total by fiscal year: $278K in 2018, $1.8M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$278K
  2. 2019$790K
  3. 2020$801K
  4. 2021$1.7M
  5. 2022$1.5M
  6. 2023$1.6M
  7. 2024$1.8M

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