FY 2027 Board of Supervisors Budget Work Session - Mar 02, 2026

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How does the Board open the FY2027 budget work session and what rules did Chair Randall emphasize?

Phyllis J. Randall 7:17

Well, here we go. We start budget season. I hope all of us have told our loved ones we'll see you in April. I'm going to call the March 2nd, 2026 Board Supervisor's Budget Work Session to order. Board members, I'd like to stress the importance of the Budget Work Sessions as the time for us to offer changes, additions, and deletions to the budget. Board members should try to offer all desired amendments and ask any questions you have during the work sessions. Please only offer motions that you intend to support so we can be efficient with our limited time during each session. In addition, if you would like to offer motions on items that do not appear in the proposed budget, Please work with staff prior to the work session to ensure your motion is accurate and accomplishes your intended results.

Phyllis J. Randall 8:09

When we get to our final vote on April 7th, staff will not be able to make large changes to the budget during the meeting, and the vote on the budget could be delayed if there are substantive changes that were not discussed or voted on during the work session. So in short, please if you're going to support a motion please support the motion and also support the tax rate for that motion and we've had we have this discussion every year and i trust everyone would do that before we walk through the tote board would everyone please join me in the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic

Phyllis J. Randall 9:04

Okay, Megan, how are you doing? Good to see you. You're gonna give us an update and review the work session process. She is also gonna go over the TOTE Board and organizational matters. Board members, if there are any questions for staff on the packet process and the work session, that would be right now. I am going to, you wanna do that first before I make the motion? Yes. Okay. She's gonna do that first, and then I'm gonna make a motion to start the process, and then we're off and running. So we're ready when you are, ma'am. Good evening, Chair Randall and members of the board.

Megan Doyle (County Administrator / Budget staff lead) 9:38

We are very excited to be here this evening to begin FY27 budget deliberations. Next slide. I'll begin my remarks with an overview of this evening's work session packet which was distributed on Friday. The packet includes responses to over 50 questions on the operating budget. Responses to the remaining questions will be included in Wednesday evening's packet ahead of the next operating budget work session on March 5th. The packet also includes responses from two questions from the Loudoun County Public Schools. Staff has also received many questions on the CIP, responses to which will be included in the work session packet that will be distributed tomorrow ahead of the finance committee's work session on March 4th.

Megan Doyle (County Administrator / Budget staff lead) 10:23

The packet also includes item two, budget work sessions, organizational matters. This item includes important details about the budget, tax rates, top board and recommendation for an opening motion. The proposed budget is consistent with the board's final guidance to constrain the growth of the operating budget for the county and schools. All revenue beyond the operating budget growth targets shown in this slide is dedicated as PAYGO funding to the CIP as well as to the housing fund. Next slide. Generally, the board's guidance was to maintain tax rates with one exception. And so the real property tax rate is at 80 and a half cents, which is no change from tax year 25. A general personal property tax rate of $4.15, which again is no change.

Megan Doyle (County Administrator / Budget staff lead) 11:11

And then personal property tax rate on vehicles for tax year 26 at $3.09, which has already been set by the board. And for tax year 27, a rate of $3. Next slide. The county's growth target of 9% in the purple box on the far left provides $70 million of new local tax funding. This allocation is funding all employee pay, base budget, and funded resource requests in the proposed budget. Next slide. The executive summary of the proposed budget document provides information on all funded resource requests beginning on page 50.