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County Manager proposes FY2026 operating budget with meals tax increase and $12M in service reductions
Summary
County Manager presented a $1.7 billion FY2026 proposed budget with a 2.2% increase over FY2025, a proposed increase in the meals tax from 4% to 5%, $12 million in service and program reductions affecting 45 positions, and a recommended boost to stabilization reserves; board will take final action April 9.
County Manager Charles Schwartz and Department of Management and Finance staff presented an overview of the Arlington County Manager’s proposed FY2026 operating budget during the public hearing on Tuesday.
Budget staff summarized the manager’s proposed operating budget at roughly $1.7 billion in general fund operations and related funds — a 2.2% increase from the adopted FY2025 budget. The Manager’s proposal assumes 2% growth in real estate assessments from the January…
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