City Budget Review

Public Works budget, fiscal year 2025

Public Works spent $40.0M in fiscal year 2025 — 8.3% of the $481.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 6th-largest share.

Spending

$40.0M

8.3% of city spending · up 49% from 2024

Revenue

$6.3M

Salaries

$9.6M

Divisions

Where the money went

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

Public Works spending by category, fiscal year 2025
Category	Total
Cptl-Vehicles	$9.7M24% · 137 lines
Full-Time Salaries	$7.2M18% · 426 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Buildings	$6.6M16% · 82 lines
Utilsvc-Sanitation_Landfill	$2.5M6.2% · 100 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Vehicles	$1.5M3.7% · 65 lines
Auto Parts Lubricants	$1.3M3.3% · 535 lines
Benefits-ASRS	$1.1M2.6% · 420 lines
Paid Time Off	$841K2.1% · 341 lines
71 other categories	$9.3M23%

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

Public Works revenue by category, fiscal year 2025
Category	Total
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev	$3.6M56% · 1 line
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev	$1.1M17% · 1 line
OFS-Sale of Assets	$583K9.1% · 2 lines
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater Rate	$425K6.7% · 1 line
Roll-Off Haul Fee	$247K3.9% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	$100K1.6% · 1 line
Roll-Off Disposal Fee	$89K1.4% · 1 line
Roll-Off Public Facility Rate	$85K1.3% · 1 line
11 other categories	$149K2.3%

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

Largest Public Works payments, fiscal year 2025
Description	Fund	Amount
Cptl-Improvements to BuildingsJun 30, 2025The largest of 5 such lines among the top 15	Facilities Asset Replacement	$1,055,214.66
Cptl-VehiclesDec 23, 2024The largest of 5 such lines among the top 15	Solid Waste Capital	$865,090.87
Cptl-VehiclesJun 2, 2025The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15	Vehicle Replacement	$466,866.97
Cptl-VehiclesSep 17, 2024	Sewer Utility Capital	$310,980.63
Utilsvc-Sanitation_LandfillJan 31, 2025	Solid Waste Operations	$278,928.57

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

Largest Public Works revenue lines, fiscal year 2025
Description	Fund	Amount
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev	General Fund	$3,600,926.68
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev	General Fund	$1,099,987.30
OFS-Sale of Assets	General Fund	$506,755.85
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater Rate	Solid Waste Operations	$425,134.63
Roll-Off Haul Fee	Solid Waste Operations	$247,101.17
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	General Fund	$99,709.69
Roll-Off Disposal Fee	Solid Waste Operations	$88,552.72
Roll-Off Public Facility Rate	Solid Waste Operations	$84,500.00
OFS-Sale of Assets	Solid Waste Capital	$76,139.00
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs Revenue	General Fund	$39,480.00
APS Rebates Revenue	General Fund	$34,412.38
Labor Reimbursement Rev	General Fund	$25,375.00
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev	Solid Waste Operations	$22,304.75
Roll-Off Program - Initial Del	Solid Waste Operations	$11,059.38
Special Events Add'l 90 Gal	Solid Waste Operations	$10,766.25

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 2025
Division	Published total
Public Works Operations	$6,459,486.54
Engineering	$3,167,106.28

Published salary total by fiscal year: $7.4M in 2018, $9.6M in 2025. Not adjusted for inflation.

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