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Staff asks council for Lynchburg-specific priorities for 2026 General Assembly package
Summary
City staff urged council to submit Lynchburg-specific legislative ideas by Sept. 5 so staff can develop a focused package for council consideration in October and a vote in mid-October; staff cited human-services funding formula as an example.
City staff asked Lynchburg City Council on Aug. 26 to send Lynchburg-specific items for the city’s 2026 General Assembly legislative package. Mercedes Braun, the city’s legislative resource, said past submissions were broad and often championed by outside groups; she recommended a narrower, targeted package the city’s state delegation could carry to the governor’s desk.
"I really want to tighten that focus," Braun said, asking council members to forward ideas by Sept. 5 so staff could solicit departmental expertise and outside partners. She gave one example council will see again in a future briefing: changing the state’s human-services funding formula to reflect caseload rather than population. Braun said the council would receive the items as slides at a Sept. 23 work session and, with council consensus, the package could come back for a general-business vote on Oct. 14.
Braun also reminded council to save Nov. 18 for the annual legislative dinner at the University of Lynchburg and said she would work directly with members to refine proposals.
