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Smyth County supervisors approve two budget amendments and $32.6 million second-quarter appropriation
Summary
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved budget amendment No. 1 by resolution, accepted a $173,000 amendment (No. 2) that does not require a public hearing, and approved a second-quarter appropriation request of roughly $32.6 million covering schools, DSS and other county funds.
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 11 unanimously approved two changes to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and accepted a second-quarter appropriation request totaling about $32.6 million.
County staff read a public hearing notice for budget amendment No. 1 and identified a discrepancy in the published notice; staff said the intent was amendment No. 1, increasing the FY 2025–26 budget by approximately $7,393,394 to a revised total of $141,401,344. The board voted to waive rules to consider the item at the meeting, then approved the resolution adopting amendment No. 1 by voice vote.
The administration also presented budget amendment No. 2, which staff said adds roughly $173,000 in revenues and expenditures to the adopted FY 2026 budget—funds identified as coming from casino receipts and a Mount Rogers Planning District Commission grant—and noted this amendment did not require a public hearing. Budget committee members recommended the board accept amendment No. 2; the board approved that recommendation unanimously.
Separately, the board accepted a second-quarter appropriation request of about $32,610,102 to cover multiple departmental needs, including school board requests, the Department of Social Services, the EDA, water fund items and federal drug-money distributions. County staff said the appropriation is in addition to the recently approved amendment.
Treasurer Lisa Richardson told the board the county’s bank ending balance for August 2025 was $9,228,022.27, an increase of about $2 million from the previous month; staff explained that some CD investments were moved into the general fund, accounting for changes in fund accounting.
The board approved the budget amendments and the appropriation request by unanimous votes. Staff provided contact details and a deadline for written comments when the public notice was read.
The county’s public notice cited section 15.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia for the public-hearing requirements for the amendment that required hearing notice.
What happens next: the adopted amendment and appropriation will be reflected in the county’s fiscal records and staff said a copy of the amendment and supporting exhibits is available through the county administrator’s office.
