Board of Supervisors Business Meeting - Feb 11, 2026

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What procedural announcements and meeting logistics opened the February 11, 2026 Board meeting?

Phyllis J. Randall 7:14

Stephanie, thank you. Everyone, it sounds like traffic, well, it sounds like traffic on Route 7 is backed up for reasons that I'm not quite sure of, and so we have a couple of supervisors getting in here as fast as they can. They said give them five minutes, so I'm gonna try to give them five minutes. If they're not here at that point, we're going to start. Thank you. Talking amongst yourselves, though.

Tim Hemstreet (County Administrator) 12:06

Would you help me?

Phyllis J. Randall 12:13

Well, good evening, Supervisors. Good evening, Loudoun, and a special good evening to all the staff that's in the room tonight. We'll have a couple conversations later. Welcome to the boardroom again. I'd like to call to order the February 11th, 2026 Loudoun Cayenne Board Supervisors Business Meeting. This room has a hearing loop. If you need hearing assistance, please switch your hearing aid to the telecoil mode. If you need a headset, we have those available as well. Please see the clerk to my left to request one. Excuse me. Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3708.3 and the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Supervisor Laterno requested to participate in this meeting by electronic communication.

Phyllis J. Randall 12:53

A physical forum of the Board of Supervisors is present in the boardroom and the board has made arrangements for the voice of Supervisor Laterno to be heard by all persons in the boardroom. He has made this request within the required timeframe and the county attorney determined that this request meets the qualifications to participate remotely. The board will record in his minutes that Supervisor LeTourneau participated remotely from his home in Loudoun County due to medical reasons. Supervisor LeTourneau, can you hear us, sir?

Matthew F. Letourneau 13:24

Yes, I can, Madam Chair.

How was Supervisor LeTourneau's remote participation and attendance addressed at the start of the meeting?

Phyllis J. Randall 13:25

Very good. I'm sorry you don't feel well.

Matthew F. Letourneau 13:28

Yeah, hope I don't get the rest of you sick from last night.

Phyllis J. Randall 13:33

We join you in that hope. Supervisor Sainz is making his way in from DC. His traffic is heavy today so he will be here very shortly. Loudon tonight is the County Administrator Tim Hemstreet's budget presentation. to the Board of Supervisors. Following the present presentation, I will have some things I'm going to read, and then we will have an opportunity to ask Mr. Hemstreet questions. We will then take about a 10-minute break to change the equipment around to come back to the dais for the public hearing, which we hope starts at 6 or very closely after 6. But first, we're going to hear the budget presentation. Mr. Hemstreet. Thank you as always for all that you do you are a Phenomenal County administrator and the staff is I say all the time I think we have the best staff in the country and I don't just say that they are They are just we get a chance to be a vehicle when they go and cog and see other staffs And there's just no staff that comes up to ours.

Phyllis J. Randall 14:46

And so Thank you for being here and we are ready when you are

Tim Hemstreet (County Administrator) 14:50

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I do agree. We do have the best staff in the country. It's obvious in what they do every day. It should be or hopefully will be obvious as I provide the proposed budget and the presentation. I could not do anything without the folks behind me and the people that support them. I mean, every organization is only as good as its people. And we have outstanding people that choose to work here. And I thank every one of them for not only coming here, but making a conscious decision every day to decide to come back and to come in and work their shift. With that, good evening Madam Chair and members of the Board. I am pleased to present to you and the residents of Loudoun County my proposed budget for fiscal year 2027.

Tim Hemstreet (County Administrator) 15:40

As required by the Code of Virginia, this document sets forth a plan for funding county government services, the Loudoun County Public Schools, and debt service for county and school capital projects for the upcoming fiscal year. In January, the board provided me with guidance to prepare the FY27 proposed budget with a focus on constraining operating budget growth while keeping tax rates relatively unchanged. The guidance also directed me to increase the amount of PAYGO funding in the capital improvement program and in the housing fund.