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Council presses staff for revenue and contingency data as package to appropriate contingency and school fund balance is proposed

Falls Church City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Staff proposed a FY26 budget amendment to appropriate $300,513 from contingency to city attorney/public works, transfer $35,000 between capital projects and appropriate $1,064,000 of school operating fund balance (plus a $10,000 opioid abatement match). Council questioned contingency use, legal fee estimates and asked for up‑to‑date revenue data before first reading on Jan. 26.

City staff presented a proposed amendment to the FY26 budget that would reassign contingency and school fund balance across operating and capital needs and add a $10,000 match for an opioid abatement campaign. The amendment was presented as a first‑reading discussion item; staff said the item is scheduled for formal first reading at the council’s Jan. 26 meeting.

Finance staff summarized the package: appropriate contingency into the city…

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