City Budget Review

Public Works budget, fiscal year 2026

Public Works spent $42.2M in fiscal year 2026 — 9.3% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 5th-largest share.

Spending

$42.2M

9.3% of city spending · up 5.4% from 2025

Revenue

$5.5M

Salaries

$10.4M

Divisions

Where the money went

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

Public Works spending by category, fiscal year 2026
Category	Total
Cptl-Vehicles	$9.9M23% · 131 lines
Full-Time Salaries	$8.1M19% · 579 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Buildings	$4.7M11% · 46 lines
Utilsvc-Sanitation_Landfill	$2.7M6.5% · 92 lines
Auto Parts Lubricants	$1.8M4.4% · 588 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Vehicles	$1.4M3.2% · 79 lines
Benefits-ASRS	$1.1M2.7% · 477 lines
Gas and Fuel	$871K2.1% · 271 lines
71 other categories	$11.5M27%

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

Public Works revenue by category, fiscal year 2026
Category	Total
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev	$2.7M49% · 1 line
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev	$1.3M23% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State	$390K7.1% · 1 line
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater Rate	$334K6.1% · 1 line
OFS-Sale of Assets	$316K5.8% · 2 lines
Roll-Off Haul Fee	$130K2.4% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	$121K2.2% · 1 line
Roll-Off Disposal Fee	$64K1.2% · 1 line
9 other categories	$189K3.4%

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

Largest Public Works payments, fiscal year 2026
Description	Fund	Amount
Cptl-Improvements to BuildingsNov 20, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15	Facilities Asset Replacement	$963,399.02
Cptl-VehiclesAug 5, 2025	Sewer Utility Capital	$592,953.23
Cptl-VehiclesJun 24, 2026The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15	Solid Waste Capital	$527,474.54
Cptl-VehiclesOct 27, 2025The largest of 5 such lines among the top 15	Vehicle Replacement	$456,901.02
Cptl-VehiclesFeb 23, 2026	Highway User Revenue	$390,125.69
Cptl-VehiclesMay 11, 2026	General Fund	$306,203.28
Cptl-VehiclesJun 24, 2026	Solid Waste Operations	$263,737.27

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

Largest Public Works revenue lines, fiscal year 2026
Description	Fund	Amount
Eng Inspect Permit Fees Rev	General Fund	$2,664,594.65
Eng Plan Check Fees Rev	General Fund	$1,281,432.50
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State	Highway User Revenue	$390,125.69
Roll-Off Water/Wastewater Rate	Solid Waste Operations	$334,200.00
OFS-Sale of Assets	General Fund	$288,622.42
Roll-Off Haul Fee	Solid Waste Operations	$130,232.14
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	General Fund	$120,702.78
Roll-Off Disposal Fee	Solid Waste Operations	$63,914.10
Roll-Off Public Facility Rate	Solid Waste Operations	$43,750.00
Labor Reimbursement Rev	General Fund	$42,312.50
Admin Fee-Dev Svcs Revenue	General Fund	$34,300.00
OFS-Sale of Assets	Solid Waste Capital	$27,050.00
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev	Transportation Improvement	$21,108.19
Roll-Off Program - Initial Del	Solid Waste Operations	$10,182.56
APS Rebates Revenue	General Fund	$9,763.55

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 2026
Division	Published total
Public Works Operations	$6,976,182.46
Engineering	$3,396,751.02

Published salary total by fiscal year: $7.4M in 2018, $10.4M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

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