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Board creates citizen budget advisory committee to add transparency to budget process
Summary
Supervisors voted to create a citizen budget advisory committee (recommended composition: 4–5 citizens plus one or two board members) to assist with budget review and strategic planning; staff will prepare application materials for appointments.
The King William County Board of Supervisors voted April 22 to create a citizen budget advisory committee intended to provide additional review and transparency during county budget development.
Supervisor Travis introduced the idea to reconstitute a finance‑type advisory body and proposed including citizens and one or two supervisors as liaisons. Board members discussed state code requirements for a statutorily defined county finance board and the alternative of a locally controlled citizen budget advisory committee; the board chose the advisory committee approach and approved a motion to create it.
Board members suggested a committee of roughly four to five citizens with one or two board members sitting as liaisons and requested that staff prepare a statement of purpose and an application form for the next meeting. "I'd like to see at least 4 to 5 citizens and a board member or 2," one supervisor said while discussing recruitment and expectations.
The board indicated the committee should meet regularly (monthly during pre‑budget season was suggested) and that it should analyze staffing, historical expenditures, performance metrics, and alignment with the county strategic plan.
