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Amelia County finance director reports roughly $1.9 million shortfall, staff to pursue cuts and shifts to balance FY26 budget
Summary
County finance staff told the Board of Supervisors the county currently projects a roughly $1.9 million gap for FY26 and has about $10.8 million remaining in the capital improvements fund; staff will work daily to find reductions and use existing CIP funds before presenting a balanced budget in April.
Amelia County finance staff told the Board of Supervisors on March 18 that preliminary estimates for the fiscal 2026 budget show an estimated shortfall of about $1,900,000 and that the county has roughly $10.8 million remaining in its capital improvements fund.
Finance Director Pauline Youssef said the county's FY26 revenue estimate remains at $26,600,000 and that staff have been refining revenue and expenditure assumptions since the last meeting. "We are short by about 1,900,000.0," Youssef said during her presentation.
The presentation mapped how the county's CIP (capital improvements program) balance was formed and how prior-year…
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