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Board discusses schedule for finalizing FY26 budget, supervisors disclose employment interests
Summary
Supervisors debated whether to cancel a special session on April 10 and possibly adopt the tax rate Tuesday; two supervisors disclosed they are county or school employees with financial interests in the budget; no formal decision on tax rate was made at the work session.
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors discussed timing for final FY26 budget decisions, including whether to cancel an April 10 special session and move to a possible tax-rate decision Tuesday.
A county staff member opened the discussion noting the board has a budget work session on Tuesday and that Tuesday is the earliest date the board can legally adopt the budget. Staff proposed allowing the board to set the tax rate on Tuesday and return on April 22 with necessary resolutions, which would eliminate the special session scheduled for April 10. When asked whether a decision was needed immediately, staff said yes but supervisors expressed a preference to retain flexibility, and one supervisor withdrew a motion to cancel the April 10 meeting.
County staff said the schools will be added to Tuesday’s agenda for a roundtable discussion; staff also said the consent-agenda resolutions are planned to return on April 22. The county administrator asked supervisors to have any specific scenarios prepared ahead of Tuesday if they want to vote on the tax rate then, but emphasized there was no pressure to finalize everything on that date.
At the start of the work session two supervisors filed disclosures required by law noting a financial interest in the budget transaction: one disclosed employment as an employee of Spotsylvania County Schools earning over $5,000 annually and the other disclosed employment with Spotsylvania County earning over $5,000 annually; both disclosures were recorded with the clerk for public review, per the speakers’ statements.
The board approved the evening agenda at the start of the meeting (motion passed, 7 yes). No final vote on the tax rate or budget adoption occurred at the work session.
