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Henrico Board adopts $2 billion fiscal 2027 budget after extended debate over school staffing
Summary
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors adopted the fiscal 2027 operating and capital budgets — roughly $2 billion and $343.6 million respectively — after a lengthy debate over school funding, state shortfalls tied to the Local Composite Index and requests for additional English-language-learner positions.
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted April 14 to adopt the county's fiscal 2027 operating and capital budgets after several hours of discussion about education funding and priorities. Justin Crawford, the county's budget director, said the operating plan totals nearly $2,000,000,000 with a capital budget of $343,600,000.
The vote followed extended exchanges about a state funding shortfall driven by the Local Composite Index (LCI). Crawford told the board the state-estimated required local effort for education is about $274,000,000 and that the county used local revenues to backfill an LCI-driven shortfall of roughly $12.5 million. "The operating budget totals nearly $2,000,000,000," Crawford said during his overview.
Board members pressed staff and one another on whether the…
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