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City Budget Review

Library budget, fiscal year 2026

Library spent $4.0M in fiscal year 2026 — 0.9% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 15th-largest share.

Spending

$4.0M

0.9% of city spending

Revenue

$179K

Salaries

$2.0M

Divisions

5

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.7M44% · 28 lines
Books and Subscriptions$338K8.5% · 99 lines
Part-Time Employees Wages$259K6.5% · 28 lines
Benefits-ASRS$222K5.6% · 28 lines
Prof Svc-Software Licenses$185K4.6% · 12 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$159K4.0% · 24 lines
Benefits-FICA$131K3.3% · 28 lines
Paid Time Off$130K3.3% · 28 lines
45 other categories$817K20%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Non-Grant Intergovtlrev-County$146K82% · 1 line
Interest Income Rev$12K7.0% · 1 line
Copy Fees Revenue$8K4.5% · 1 line
State Grant Revenue$7K3.9% · 1 line
Federal Grant Revenue$4K2.2% · 1 line
Material Replacement Fee$868.520.5% · 1 line
Donations-Operating$400.000.2% · 1 line
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev$98.84less than 0.1% · 2 lines
1 other category($44.08)

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Books and SubscriptionsJul 1, 2025General Fund$145,853.00
Full-Time SalariesJan 23, 2026The largest of 14 such lines among the top 15General Fund$70,208.45

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Non-Grant Intergovtlrev-CountyGeneral Fund$145,853.00
Interest Income RevLibrary Asset Rep$12,469.51
Copy Fees RevenueGeneral Fund$8,070.62
State Grant RevenueGrants$6,959.00
Federal Grant RevenueGrants$4,000.00
Unrealized Gain Loss RevMunicipal Art Fund$1,161.66
Material Replacement FeeGeneral Fund$868.52
Donations-OperatingDonations$400.00
Recovery of PY Expense-RevThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 11General Fund$50.01
Unrealized Gain Loss RevLibrary Asset Rep($1,205.74)

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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
Library Administration$2,008,573.06

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