Wednesday, May 1, 2013
In final FY 2014 spending plan, homeowners will pay $216 more on average; public safety positions will be restored.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors formally adopted a $7 billion budget Tuesday for Fiscal Year 2014, a plan they called conservative thanks to sequestration and other uncertainties. The plan will hike the average county homeowner’s real estate taxes by more than $200 on average, increasing the real estate tax rate from $1.075 per $100 of assessed value to $1.085. Read: Fairfax County 1-Cent Tax Increase: Penny for Your Thoughts Though the board approved the budget during a markup session last week, it finalized the plan with a 9-1 vote Tuesday morning. Supervisor Pat Herrity was the sole vote against the budget. With the slow recovery from the recession and the impacts of sequestration hurting the commercial real estate tax base, …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
County residents say they are skeptical, but not surprised about the real estate tax increase in the FY2014 budget. What do you think?
The average Fairfax County homeowner’s real estate tax bill will increase by more $200 when the Board of Supervisors approves the Fiscal Year 2014 budget next week, begging the question: How do residents feel about it? Brigitte, a Tysons resident who only provided her first name, wasn’t particularly concerned about the increase she told Patch on Thursday outside the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library.. “It doesn’t really bother me that much,” she said. She was, however, much more concerned with the increase in her real estate assessment due to the Silver Line, which is scheduled to open at the end of December 2012. Brigitte said she didn’t think the cost of the Silver Line project was worth the benefit. “As a resident here, all we get as a …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Officials call plan a "necessary compromise" that will leave some programs unfunded.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will adopt the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget plan Tuesday, setting a tax rate that will hike the average resident’s bills by more than $200. Supervisors are expected to adopt a real estate tax rate of $1.085 per $100 of assessed value, lower than County Executive Ed Long’s proposed $1.095 rate but still a penny increase. The Board approved the budget during a markup session last week, with the majority of supervisors calling the package a necessary compromise in a tough year. The budget will leave "nobody happy," officials said. County employees will not get market rate adjustments to their salaries and supervisors are asking the School Board not to give schools employees pay raises either. The school …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Employee pay an issue as the Board of Supervisors drafts amendments to the FY2014 budget.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors have begun adjusting the Fiscal Year 2014 budget package by lowering the proposed tax rate by a penny. But supervsiors still didn't back increases in funding to public schools and employee compensation. During a meeting of the Board of Supervisors Budget Committee on Friday, Chairman Sharon Bulova presented a list of amendments to spending plan. The Board will vote on a proposed real estate tax rate of $1.085 per $100 of assessed value — a penny lower than the $1.095 rate proposed by County Executive Ed Long in his original plan. The adjustment is expected to cut the county revenue by about $20 million. County employees advocated for higher pay during public hearings earlier this month, but a lack of…
Monday, March 18, 2013
The meeting, which will be at Little Run Elementary School, is open to the public.
The first of two meetings, hosted by Braddock District Supervisor John Cook, about the advertised Fairfax County Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 is tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Little Run Elementary School. Monday's meeting, which is open to the public, will include remarks from Cook and the county's Chief Financial Officer Susan Datta. Read more about the FY2014 Budget on Patch: Fairfax County Budget Proposal Raises Taxes, Cuts Services. The Braddock District Council hosted a presentation on the budget last Wednesday at the Kings Park Library in Burke with representatives from the Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget. There will be a second meeting hosted by Cook's office on Tuesday, April 2 at Robinson Secondary School at 7:30 p.m. …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Braddock District Council hosted Supervisor John Cook and two members from Fairfax County.
Braddock District Supervisor John Cook, representatives from the Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget, and around 15 residents discussed cuts to public safety, residential values and other aspects of the advertised budget FY 2014 Wednesday night at the Kings Park Library in Burke. The presentation, which was hosted by the Braddock District Council, was led by Reports Control Coordinator Christina Jackson and Debt Coordinator Joe Lahait. Highlights of the presentation included information previously reported about the budget such as: According to the presentation, when the FY 2013 budget was adopted in May 2012, it was assumed that federal tax cuts and the debt ceiling issues would be resolved and sequestration would be …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
With third straight year of zero funding for program, cyclists say some transportation improvements are threatened; county to look toward Arlington for model
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors formally adopted a $6.7 billion budget Tuesday morning, a spending plan which put aside more money for human services, schools and employee pay but, for the third consecutive year, not bicycle programs. Although the county funds a full-time bicycle coordinator in its transportation department, the bicycle program has gone without funding since fiscal year 2011, according to Fairfax County staff reports provided to supervisors this year. The county's formal bike program was launched in 2006 as the Comprehensive Bicycle Initiative. Early projects included developing the county's first bike route map, retrofitting connector buses, and adding bike racks to county park and ride lots. The program received…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The FY 2013 budget passed in an 8-2 vote.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted Tuesday a fiscal year 2013 budget that raises taxes and fees to support funding for human services and other programs. The budget adoption motions were approved in an 8-2 vote. Supervisors Pat Herrity (Springfield-R) and John Cook (Braddock-R) voted against the budget, maintaining their opposition from the markup session on April 24. The budget raises the county real estate tax rate to 1.075 cents per $100 of assessed value, up a half-cent from the current 1.07 level. That half-cent was shifted from former County Executive Anthony Griffin’s proposed one-cent increase in the Stormwater Fee, which increases to 2 cents from 1.5. The shift frees up nearly $10 million that would have gone to a …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Staff recommends $11 million in contracts to non-profits.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to formally adopt the 2013 budget Tuesday morning. The $6.7 billion budget, which the board adjusted during a meeting last week, slightly raises taxes and fees to support higher school funding, employee compensation, human services and more. According to Tuesday meeting’s agenda, the board is also scheduled to vote on the award of contracts to non-profit organizations financed through the county’s Consolidated Community Funding Pool for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. County staff has recommended that more than $11 million in contracts be granted to various organizations, including United Community Ministries, Homestretch Inc., FACETS and nearly 90 others. Eighteen of the recommended …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Board of Supervisors identified $24.8 million to fund more programs.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors identified $24.8 million that will fund county employee compensation, human services, longer library hours, and other programs during a Tuesday mark-up session of the county’s fiscal year 2013 budget. The adjustments passed by a vote of 8-2. Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity, on his first day back after recovering from successful open-heart surgery, and Braddock District Supervisor John Cook voted against the $6.7 billion budget. "Today, while not entirely out of the woods, we are beginning to see evidence of a recovery — a slow and sluggish recovery, but a recovery nonetheless," Chairman Sharon Bulova said. "Hopefully, we are beginning to see the dawn of a new day." For the first time …
County workers against Board of Supervisors
3:21 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
I don't think it's "struck a balance" when the county advertises it's salary schedule and places the words "Initial Placement with the following years of experience" next to it's step column and then says there will be not step increase. It's false advertising. As a result you have some teachers who are in their 4th year of teaching and working on step 2, instead of step 5. http://www.fcps.edu/hr… more ›