Budget staff recommend one-time third‑quarter package; $8 million one‑time balance remains

Budget staff on March 25 presented the Fairfax County FY2025 third‑quarter review and recommended a package of one‑time spending and budget adjustments that leaves a one‑time balance of just over $8 million.

Phil Hagen, a budget staff member, told the Budget Committee that the third‑quarter package recommends $9 million in additional revenue estimates and a net increase of about $26.57 million in expenditures and contributions to reserves totaling $2.37 million. “This package does recommend adding 30 new merit positions, but there is no recurring funding required to support those positions,” Hagen said.

The nut graf: the recommendations are largely one‑time and focused on capital renewal, information technology, parks and vehicle replacement; staff recommended preserving remaining funds in reserve to guard against economic uncertainty.

The presentation said the county begins the third quarter with a general fund balance of about $28 million, of which roughly $26.4 million reflected revenue increases identified at midyear. Staff identified roughly $35.4 million in revenue increases since carryover (including a $20.6 million figure identified last fall and $9 million in the current package); nearly half of the increase was from investment interest, plus gains in…