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Commonwealth Regional Council and regional economic organizations: A representative of the Commonwealth Regional Council described current work supporting localities on comp plans, water-supply planning, grant writing and other services and said the council
sked member counties for dues at unchanged levels ($19,000 per county, per the submission). The speaker also described Virginia\u000entities forming a new Virginia's Heartland Regional Economic Development Alliance; speaker materials listed a per-capita membership formula of $2.50 and an estimated Amelia County share of $33,368 for FY26 if the county chose to join the alliance.

Crossroads (Community Services Board): Crossroads representatives explained the county's obligation under the state funding model for community services boards and said county contributions are calculated as a share of a 10% local match allocated across participating counties by each county
nd usage. Crossroads provided usage figures and said Amelia\founty's FY26 request (based on Crossroads
llocation methodology) is roughly $44,712; presenters noted that the state and federal funds cover the majority of Crossroads' budget and that local funding leverages those larger amounts.

Steps (regional social services / housing provider): Steps representatives outlined three separate requests. First, a regular appropriation request (their FY26 operating request) of approximately $15,012. Second, Steps described a regional supportive-housing development planned on roughly 50 acres at the Israel Hill site (a historically significant property), reporting private donations and land purchase financed with about $957,000 in private funds; Steps asked county participants for a one-time preconstruction/construction support contribution and described a recommended contribution of $25,000 (other small counties had agreed to that level), with options to phase that amount across multiple years. Third, Steps detailed newly opened domestic-violence and sexual-assault shelter services (Madeline's House) and requested $11,000 to support the program; presenters said the shelter had already sheltered families and stood up a 24/7 hotline and forensic support for victims.

Longwood Small Business Development Center (SBDC): Dana Knott, Longwood SBDC regional director, presented the SBDC's FY26 local request and program work in Amelia and the adjacent region. Knott said the SBDC keeps the local ask at $4,000 (described in the presentation as 30¢ per capita) and highlighted one-on-one consulting, market-research help for site selection, demographic and consumer-spending profiles, workforce and innovation supports, and a new Seed Innovation Hub in Farmville that will provide makerspace and prototyping resources for entrepreneurs.

Other agencies: The Board also heard from or discussed the Food Pantry, Brightpoint (formerly Central Virginia Health District/health department support), local veterans groups, Piedmont Soil & Water, MedFlight and other small nonprofits that had submitted requests. Board members and staff noted inconsistencies and incomplete records in last year
pprovals and asked staff to confirm previously approved amounts before finalizing FY26 recommendations.

Ending: County staff said they would circulate full request materials, audits and comparative funding histories to the board and would include the agencies in forthcoming budget work sessions so supervisors can provide guidance before appropriations are recommended.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Amelia County Board of Supervisors FY26 Budget Workshop- February 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Representatives from regional planning organizations, the CSB, social-service providers and business-support organizations presented FY26 funding requests at the Amelia County budget workshop, including a Crossroads request that reflects a state-mandated local match and Steps' separate requests for operating funds, one-time preconstruction support for a regional supportive-housing project and funding for a newly opened domestic-violence shelter.","taxTitle","Amelia County, Virginia","taxId",30501,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663975,"Amelia County Public Schools presents FY26 budget request, including 4% pay plan and new positions",1484,269000,1753000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387074-75f80eee0abe4bbadee7c825b9f5afa6&start=269&end=1753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387074-75f80eee0abe4bbadee7c825b9f5afa6/thumbnail_269000.jpg","/articles/6663975/Amelia-County/Virginia/Amelia-County-Public-Schools-presents-FY26-budget-request-including-4-pay-plan-and-new-positions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663975-c70c9cdb77542c2e74225045c4e73d48/orig.mp4?Expires=1775380729&Signature=etp69tCtg8-RaQYYZD3yA6ElVJ1~SLVgZHBZVlvtrBzH3uydiUEFa9SCXB6Ih5yycbPdWEkmebQxdY-Yl7jXhb1YqRQkP3ynSQMHOHkUPyTCZdisUzKOyLmg19aFpAY7EVJLTpLnzcffdohMsNS5gi4ISqNsiKALzuQb72kQa8DYbEUo0Um~VfTkqtvXqbmqOsiSDGyuUBkN~bsEj3nh3do0Z32JW25OAPzZT~nmej3SFP5~1MhXNuBvcCZH57dy8ULXRy7vn81UgPUBDn~K4PXGjKeE6yOilO7ZUbYlgLkDSOgLKjfnLBKilmts2R0hABOWDAJ95qw479k5puemPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amelia County Public Schools officials presented their proposed fiscal year 2026 budget at a county budget workshop, telling the Board of Supervisors that the plan relies on the locality providing the required local match so the schools can collect the full state allocations.

School officials said the district used the state\falculations Template and aligned its average daily membership (ADM) projections with the state\u000estimate. The presentation noted an ADM of about 1,515 (state Calc tool 1,514.8) and a per-pupil expenditure in the proposed FY26 budget of $16,857.31.

The schools proposed a 4% increase to the salary scale, saying that the state\fompensation supplement projects a minimum 3% increase and that the district built a 4% raise into its budget to remain competitive. The presenter said the budget adds roughly $404,800 in new personnel costs, including an additional English-learner (EL) teacher (to meet new state staffing standards), a speech-language pathologist, career and technical education (CTE) teachers, mentorship positions and limited clerical support. The proposal also budgets for the replacement of two school buses (one previously budgeted and one newly included).

Officials highlighted a change in state EL staffing requirements that will require the district to move from one dedicated EL teacher in FY24 to at least three in FY26 under the new standards. The presenter emphasized the district\u000expects some added state funding for the EL staffing but cautioned that state aid often does not fully cover total costs.

The presentation explained how state actions in the recent legislative session affected school funding: the legislature removed the support-staff cap from the funding formula and added a special-education supplement and other modifications. Officials said they used the legislative amendments and publicly released state projections as the basis for available funding.

On student mental health, presenters said two school-based positions (a social worker and a counselor) are currently funded by a federal grant that covers 75% of costs and that the grant is scheduled to end in December 2027. To avoid layoffs at grant expiration, the budget proposes incrementally transitioning those positions from grant funding to the local budget (moving one position from 25% to 50% local funding in the proposal and planning to continue transition later).

School staff also noted continuing concerns about high health-insurance premiums for employees and budgeted a 5% increase in insurance costs while indicating the county\fhoice health plan projections may be lower; staff said they planned to use any margin to stabilize or reduce employee premium contributions.

The presentation closed with a reminder that the full budget document is available to the board and that staff would return for additional work sessions and questions as the county and school process move forward.

Ending: School officials said they will continue discussions with county staff at upcoming budget work sessions and will provide more detailed line-item information as the budget process continues.","Amelia County Public Schools presented its proposed fiscal 2026 budget to the county board, asking the county to provide the required local match to maximize state funds while proposing a 4% salary-scale increase, several new positions and continued planning to transition grant-funded mental-health staff into the local budget.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663966,"County finance presents FY26 revenue forecast: $26.4 million estimate, staff flags ARPA/broadband and EMS billing as accounting items",3610,4976000,8586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387074-75f80eee0abe4bbadee7c825b9f5afa6&start=4976&end=8586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387074-75f80eee0abe4bbadee7c825b9f5afa6/thumbnail_4976000.jpg","/articles/6663966/Amelia-County/Virginia/County-finance-presents-FY26-revenue-forecast-264-million-estimate-staff-flags-ARPAbroadband-and-EMS-billing-as-accounting-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663966-e3c93e0d032436ed8036ef3d7b284600/orig.mp4?Expires=1775380729&Signature=oMT~-z42nl4eFx8azuxLbgIL4LrwNhn6XEJ0mqgZOX6oEhfOqf8g5qrcJ55fs7F7N71~oR1klBQ6aDxSNfRzJsCcUrIm~0eqLZHN11IoBC~XyDr9vQf0uoIt3HAhnI3QVZmyr6hBROmmL7~4ZNsZUjRdpIDi9~EiQ8harT2lFEoI1UI1DfgjtPs8aIq~Qo7pZk~ODJorJ356o69Nv8MxdHlUc1-~oi~WSsO-skDtNUZk7CMRCeVLDa6xqAKq5TTXXGsFBlXAxR5ngn8cbTFRKisJnnj6WSqe4soeNAw~CqvbpksNcVibvuLdk6S1Gt~8XwNXnpvyc4K7hmbNxbh9nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County finance staff presented a revised revenue estimate for FY26 and walked supervisors through key drivers and assumptions behind the numbers.

The finance presentation (dated as-of Feb. 20) showed a total FY26 revenue estimate of about $26,400,000, with local funding comprising roughly 77% ($20.3 million), state funding about $4.8 million (18%) and federal funding roughly $1.2 million (5%). The presenter said the current projection implies year-over-year revenue growth of about 5.7% compared with the FY25 adopted budget and noted some earlier versions of the forecast had been higher; the estimate was updated repeatedly as more information arrived.

Key assumptions and line-item notes included:
- Real-estate tax: the finance officer reviewed historical levy and collection patterns and said the county
pplies an estimated collection median of about 97% when calculating expected receipts from the current levy, with delinquency collections materializing in subsequent years.
- Personal-property tax: staff reviewed multi-year collection patterns and noted that while the current-year collection rate (in the early months) typically runs around 90–92%, over several years the county historically collects a much larger share of the levy; the FY26 personal-property projection was built from that pattern.
- Local sales-and-use tax: the presentation used a working estimate of about $1.5 million for FY26, based on recent monthly inflows and state distributions.
- Vehicle-license tax and business-license (BPOL) receipts: staff noted variability and timing differences can cause year-to-year swings; the BPOL forecast was under review and the presenter said she would incorporate board feedback on whether to assume modest growth (6–12% range) versus flat receipts.
- EMS billing: staff said EMS-billing revenue has been creating large receipts in the miscellaneous revenue bucket and recommended creating a dedicated revenue line or fund going forward so EMS reimbursements are tracked separately from truly miscellaneous or one-time receipts.
- ARPA/broadband reimbursements: staff said the county has spent the majority of the ARPA allocation for the broadband project in FY25 and that roughly $700,000 in expenditures to date could be recorded as FY25 revenue realizations; remaining ARPA balances tied to broadband (about $309,000 in the presenter
ssessment) could be recognized in FY26 if expenditures occur in that year.

Board members praised the detailed methodology and asked staff to leave the forecasting approach and assumptions as part of the record for use in future cycles. Supervisors also asked staff to confirm certain line items and provide additional detail for the March 11 budget workshop where revenue and department requests will be revisited.

Ending: Finance staff said they will circulate the detailed line-item forecast, verify past-year agency payments, and return with an updated revenue projection and departmental expenditure summaries at the next scheduled workshop.","Amelia County finance staff presented an updated FY26 revenue estimate of about $26.4 million, explained assumptions for major local tax lines, and flagged accounting treatment of ARPA broadband reimbursements and EMS billing as items to clarify before finalizing the budget.","actionData","errors"]

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