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City Budget Review

City Court budget, fiscal year 2025

City Court spent $3.2M in fiscal year 2025 — 0.7% of the $481.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 16th-largest share.

Spending

$3.2M

0.7% of city spending · up 22% from 2024

Revenue

$1.3M

Salaries

$2.2M

Divisions

2

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.7M52% · 28 lines
Cptl-Technology Equipment$272K8.6% · 4 lines
Benefits-ASRS$237K7.5% · 28 lines
Paid Time Off$167K5.3% · 28 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$129K4.1% · 25 lines
Benefits-FICA$110K3.5% · 28 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$107K3.4% · 25 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$101K3.2% · 25 lines
37 other categories$385K12%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Court Imposed Fines$1.3M98% · 2 lines
Payment Fee Court$18K1.3% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State$9K0.6% · 2 lines
Miscellaneous Revenue$0.11less than 0.1% · 1 line
Cash Over Short($1.14)1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Technology EquipmentMar 12, 2025Municipal Court Enhancement$107,009.55
Cptl-Technology EquipmentMar 12, 2025General Capital Projects Fund$76,352.76
Full-Time SalariesJan 24, 2025The largest of 13 such lines among the top 15General Fund$69,168.88

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Court Imposed FinesGeneral Fund$1,234,806.41
Court Imposed FinesMunicipal Court Enhancement$88,236.74
Payment Fee CourtMunicipal Court JCEF$17,735.04
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateMunicipal Court Mftg$8,679.32
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateGeneral Fund$14.86
Miscellaneous RevenueGeneral Fund$0.11
Cash Over ShortGeneral Fund($1.14)

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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
Court Administration$2,229,301.62

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.1M in 2010, $2.2M in 2025. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.1M
  2. 2011$1.1M
  3. 2012$999K
  4. 2013$963K
  5. 2014$1.0M
  6. 2015$1.1M
  7. 2016$1.2M
  8. 2017$1.2M
  9. 2018$1.4M
  10. 2019$1.5M
  11. 2020$1.6M
  12. 2021$1.6M
  13. 2022$1.7M
  14. 2023$1.7M
  15. 2024$2.1M
  16. 2025$2.2M

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