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City Budget Review

Community Development budget, fiscal year 2026

Community Development spent $7.6M in fiscal year 2026 — 1.7% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 14th-largest share.

Spending

$7.6M

1.7% of city spending · up 2.2% from 2025

Revenue

$14.0M

Salaries

$4.9M

Divisions

8

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$4.2M55% · 220 lines
Benefits-ASRS$574K7.5% · 196 lines
Paid Time Off$454K6.0% · 192 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$320K4.2% · 168 lines
Benefits-FICA$296K3.9% · 197 lines
Prof Svc-Software Licenses$284K3.7% · 42 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$265K3.5% · 120 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$248K3.3% · 36 lines
41 other categories$996K13%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Bldg Inspection Permit Rev$6.4M46% · 1 line
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs Revenue$5.0M35% · 3 lines
Bldg Plan Check Fees Rev$1.2M8.5% · 1 line
Zoning Subdivision Rev$837K5.9% · 1 line
Kiosk Sign Program Revenue$193K1.4% · 1 line
Landscape Permits Revenue$68K0.5% · 1 line
Solar Admin Fee$59K0.4% · 2 lines
Labor Reimbursement Rev$54K0.4% · 2 lines
19 other categories$276K2.0%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Prof Svc-Software LicensesNov 12, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$139,356.10
Full-Time SalariesJan 23, 2026The largest of 13 such lines among the top 15General Fund$40,856.12

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Bldg Inspection Permit RevGeneral Fund$6,445,299.23
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs RevenueGeneral Fund$4,945,919.60
Bldg Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$1,201,141.79
Zoning Subdivision RevGeneral Fund$837,289.79
Kiosk Sign Program RevenueGeneral Fund$192,888.00
Landscape Permits RevenueGeneral Fund$68,074.34
Solar Plan Review FeeGeneral Fund$53,542.00
Labor Reimbursement RevGeneral Fund$41,500.00
Solar Admin FeeGeneral Fund$40,290.00
Landscape Plan Check Fees RevGeneral Fund$35,834.90
Development AgreementGeneral Fund$32,500.00
Concept ReviewGeneral Fund$31,200.00
Solar Permit FeeGeneral Fund$25,275.70
Report Review FeeGeneral Fund$22,860.00
Str License RevenueGeneral Fund$18,500.00

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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
Building Safety$1,685,748.74
Planning$959,861.76
Community Development Admin$794,832.48
Code Enforcement$626,877.16
Development Services$617,798.22
Real Property$219,207.56

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.9M in 2010, $4.9M in 2026. 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
  17. 2026$4.9M

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