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Amelia County board reviews revised FY2026 budget; staff to advertise updated legal notice for public hearing
Summary
At a continued budget workshop, staff presented updated FY2026 revenue and expenditure estimates that, with proposed changes (removing an $830,000 CIP transfer and not restoring a meals tax line), would leave the county with a surplus; the board gave consensus to advertise an updated legal notice for public hearing after staff incorporates agreed changes.
Pawn, the staff presenter, opened the continued Amelia County Board of Supervisors budget workshop and walked the board through a series of revised FY2026 budget estimates and account-name changes designed to make the consolidated budget and legal notice clearer. She told the board she had produced an itemized crosswalk of accounts and a condensed summary showing a roughly $830,000 deficit in the general fund based on the previous accounting and that she had reestimated revenues after updated collections.
Why it matters: The board is preparing an advertised legal notice and a public hearing on the FY2026 budget. How staff classifies accounts, updates revenue estimates, and decides whether to use CIP or other restricted funds affects whether the advertised budget shows a deficit or surplus and which funding sources will be relied on during the coming year.
Key numbers and proposals presented by staff…
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