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Dinwiddie Supervisors adopt FY 2026 budget, approve FY26 funding for 10‑year CIP
Summary
At a May 6 special meeting the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors approved the FY 2026 budget and authorized funding for the FY 2026 portion of a FY26–35 capital improvements program; the board allocated new revenue to a replacement fund, additional school funding and public safety and recorded one abstention on a narrow item.
Dunwiddie County — The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on May 6 adopted the fiscal year 2026 county budget and approved funding for the FY2026 portion of a FY2026–2035 capital improvements plan (CIP).
County administrator Nelsen Gill told the board the budget includes a new replacement fund and targeted revenue increases and that natural revenue growth covered a countywide pay and classification plan. "I think the budget includes everything that you all wished it to be, and also sets a good course of direction," Gill said during the presentation.
The budget allocates new revenue in three identified areas, Gill told supervisors: a five‑cent increase dedicated to a replacement fund for recurring equipment, about two additional cents directed to the school division and a one‑cent increase aimed at public safety. The board voted to adopt the budget by roll call; four supervisors voted aye and one abstained on a narrow portion of the budget. Supervisor Daniel D. Lee said during roll call, "I vote aye in favor of the budget except that I abstain from voting on the portion of the budget that concerns the Appomattox River Soil and Water Conservation Board." The motion carried.
After the budget vote, the board considered the county's 10‑year capital improvements plan and the FY2026 funding needed to begin that program. Gill said the county has restructured capital planning so that recurring replacement items — school buses, police cars, fire and EMS equipment and large IT purchases — will be paid from a dedicated replacement fund within the operating budget rather than the CIP. He said that change will allow the CIP to focus on larger, true capital projects. The board approved the CIP funding for FY2026; Gill said the public‑safety portion of the FY2026 CIP is "just over $4,000,000." The CIP resolution passed unanimously.
Why this matters: the budget determines county and school funding levels for the coming year and establishes a dedicated replacement fund aimed at smoothing obligations for vehicle and equipment replacement over a multiyear horizon. The board's allocation of additional cents to the school division and public safety signals higher recurring local commitments for those services.
Discussion vs. action: the board held a public hearing on the budget at an earlier meeting, as required by state law; Gill reminded the board that state code prevents voting on a budget the same night as the final public hearing. Following that prior hearing and the staff presentation, supervisors voted to adopt the budget and separately approved the FY2026 CIP funding. The record shows no amendments to the budget resolution at the meeting.
What happens next: county staff will implement the budget and the replacement fund allocations; the CIP will be managed as a 10‑year plan with only FY2026 funded immediately. The board did not set other conditions or amendments at the May 6 special meeting.
Recorded motions and votes are included below.
