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City Budget Review

Community Development budget, fiscal year 2025

Community Development spent $7.5M in fiscal year 2025 — 1.5% of the $481.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 13th-largest share.

Spending

$7.5M

1.5% of city spending · up 10% from 2024

Revenue

$16.3M

Salaries

$5.0M

Divisions

9

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$3.9M52% · 198 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$692K9.3% · 55 lines
Benefits-ASRS$536K7.2% · 198 lines
Paid Time Off$397K5.3% · 181 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$305K4.1% · 175 lines
Benefits-FICA$267K3.6% · 198 lines
Prof Svc-Software Licenses$226K3.0% · 27 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$210K2.8% · 169 lines
47 other categories$958K13%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Bldg Inspection Permit Rev$7.6M47% · 1 line
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs Revenue$6.0M37% · 2 lines
Bldg Plan Check Fees Rev$1.4M8.7% · 1 line
Zoning Subdivision Rev$754K4.6% · 1 line
Solar Permit$134K0.8% · 1 line
Landscape Permits Revenue$134K0.8% · 1 line
Labor Reimbursement Rev$64K0.4% · 2 lines
Landscape Plan Check Fees Rev$54K0.3% · 1 line
17 other categories$126K0.8%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Prof Svc-Software LicensesOct 11, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$131,121.09
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherDec 9, 2024The largest of 7 such lines among the top 15General Fund$60,163.90
Full-Time SalariesFeb 21, 2025The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15General Fund$38,357.72

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Bldg Inspection Permit RevGeneral Fund$7,636,453.59
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs RevenueGeneral Fund$6,002,654.24
Bldg Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$1,414,126.19
Zoning Subdivision RevGeneral Fund$754,468.20
Solar PermitGeneral Fund$133,979.98
Landscape Permits RevenueGeneral Fund$133,836.00
Landscape Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$53,693.15
Labor Reimbursement RevThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$41,500.00
Str License RevenueGeneral Fund$27,500.00
Advertising RevenueGeneral Fund$21,073.98
Solar Admin FeeGeneral Fund$17,335.00
Concept ReviewGeneral Fund$11,400.00
Solar Plan Review FeeGeneral Fund$10,017.00
Clean Up Fees RevenueGeneral Fund$9,852.88

Explore every Community Development line →

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
Building Safety$1,636,419.20
Community Development$943,174.18
Planning$914,951.44
Code Enforcement$662,788.62
Development Services$583,165.44
Real Property$211,217.50

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.9M in 2010, $5.0M in 2025. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.9M
  2. 2011$1.9M
  3. 2012$1.8M
  4. 2013$2.0M
  5. 2014$2.1M
  6. 2015$2.7M
  7. 2016$2.6M
  8. 2017$2.7M
  9. 2018$2.8M
  10. 2019$3.0M
  11. 2020$3.0M
  12. 2021$3.4M
  13. 2022$3.3M
  14. 2023$3.9M
  15. 2024$4.3M
  16. 2025$5.0M

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