City Budget Review
City Attorney budget, fiscal year 2026
City Attorney spent $3.1M in fiscal year 2026 — 0.7% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 18th-largest share.
Spending
$3.1M
0.7% of city spending · down 3.0% from 2025
Revenue
$6K
Salaries
$2.4M
Divisions
2
Where the money went
Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Full-Time Salaries | $2.0M64% · 87 lines |
| Benefits-ASRS | $267K8.5% · 85 lines |
| Paid Time Off | $170K5.4% · 78 lines |
| Benefits-FICA | $131K4.2% · 87 lines |
| Benefits-Medical HMO | $116K3.7% · 72 lines |
| Benefits-Medical PPO | $86K2.7% · 66 lines |
| Prof Svc-Legal Services | $81K2.6% · 6 lines |
| Benefits-Medical EPO | $39K1.2% · 49 lines |
| 28 other categories | $238K7.5% |
Where the money came from
Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| State Grant Revenue | $6K100% · 1 line |
Largest single payments
The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.
| Description | Fund | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Full-Time SalariesJan 23, 2026The largest of 15 such lines among the top 15 | General Fund | $41,606.05 |
Largest revenue lines
The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.
| Description | Fund | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State Grant Revenue | Grants | $5,600.00 |
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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.
| Division | Published total |
|---|---|
| Criminal | $1,230,539.96 |
| Civil | $1,140,475.83 |
Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2019, $2.4M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.
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