FY 2027 Board of Supervisors Budget Work Session - Mar 05, 2026

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What are the Board's rules and initial budget update instructions at the start of the session?

Phyllis J. Randall 7:00

Good afternoon, supervisors. Good afternoon, staff. Good afternoon, Loudoun. I'd like to call to order March 5th, 2026, Loudoun County Board Supervisors Budget Work Session. Board members, I'd like to stress the importance of this budget work session as the time for us to offer changes, additions, and deletions to the budget. If you remember, you should try to offer all your desired amendments and ask any questions you have during the work sessions. Please only offer motions that you intend to support so that we can be efficient with our limited time during the session. In addition, if you'd like to offer any 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 result.

Phyllis J. Randall 7:52

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 and voted upon during the work session. Board members, I often brag about how well this board gets along and how well we do. I'd like you to get along a little less tonight and not talk so much on the dais. Did you all see that? A little less getting along tonight would be really, really helpful. Thank you very much. I also want to say that I really want to thank both the Clerk of the Court and Steve Torpey and Parks and Rec. If you remember our original schedule for the night, we have family services on the schedule for the night, but I actually want to do a little, I need to have a discussion with staff.

Phyllis J. Randall 8:56

And so I asked Mr. Hemphre to move family services to the 12th. And in doing so, Parks and Rec and Circuit Court filled in that time. And so they're kind of, they came earlier than they had planned to. And I really, really appreciate that you all did that for me. Thank you very, very, very much. Before we start, could everybody please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Raymond (Ray) Hemstreet (Clerk of the Circuit Court) or Clerk of Court (Mike Franks presented as Clerk earlier) - Mike Franks appears as SPEAKER_09 throughout (Clerk of Court) 9:21

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Phyllis J. Randall 9:37

Mr. Laterno should be here soon. He's probably battling traffic. So the first thing we would do is we would go to the county staff for any budget updates you'd like to give us. Oh, there he is.

Raymond (Ray) Hemstreet (Clerk of the Circuit Court) or Clerk of Court (Mike Franks presented as Clerk earlier) - Mike Franks appears as SPEAKER_09 throughout (Clerk of Court) 9:50

Yes, good evening board members. I'm Mike Franks, the Assistant Operating Budget Director in OMB. Ms. Borg can't be here tonight, so I'll provide the update. Staff provided the board a packet last night that included responses to most of the county budget questions received by March 2nd, and staff will provide an additional packet in advance of the meeting on March 9th. The packet included information regarding permanent supportive housing and funding for Shelter House as a follow-up to comments received at the February 26th public hearing. It also included a letter from the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission regarding the Loudoun Public Defender's request for funding.

Raymond (Ray) Hemstreet (Clerk of the Circuit Court) or Clerk of Court (Mike Franks presented as Clerk earlier) - Mike Franks appears as SPEAKER_09 throughout (Clerk of Court) 10:26

Finally, it included an updated Tote Board memo summarizing that no actions were taken by the Board last meeting. This concludes budget updates and I'm happy to take any questions.

Phyllis J. Randall 10:35

Thank you so much. Questions for staff? My only question is, Mike, some of the questions that are for March 9th had not yet been answered, so you'll do an updated package before the March 9th meeting, just in case we have more answers coming in before that meeting, correct?

Raymond (Ray) Hemstreet (Clerk of the Circuit Court) or Clerk of Court (Mike Franks presented as Clerk earlier) - Mike Franks appears as SPEAKER_09 throughout (Clerk of Court) 10:57

Correct, there's an additional package going out tomorrow.

Phyllis J. Randall 11:00

Okay, all right, okay. And if anything comes in that day, we'll have a supplement. Yeah, absolutely. Sounds good. Sounds good. Wonderful. Thank you. Anything else? If not, we're going to go on to our first department today. Mr. Clemmons, again, thank you. I appreciate you. The Circuit of the Court is on page 52 and 53. We are ready when you are, sir. We're going to get you out of here first.

Raymond (Ray) Hemstreet (Clerk of the Circuit Court) or Clerk of Court (Mike Franks presented as Clerk earlier) - Mike Franks appears as SPEAKER_09 throughout (Clerk of Court) 11:26

Well, good evening, Chair Randall, ladies and gentlemen of the board.