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Council briefed on two funding options for proposed Chesterfield County detention center
Summary
County Administrator Michelle Stanley presented two financing options for a proposed county detention center — a capital project sales tax or a property tax millage increase — and County Attorney Coleman Bryant warned Council a special meeting would be needed to place a sales-tax referendum on the August 15, 2026 ballot.
County Administrator Michelle Stanley told the Chesterfield County Council on May 18 that officials had prepared two options to fund a proposed county detention center: a Capital Project Sales Tax or a property tax millage increase. Stanley said a comparison table was provided to illustrate how the two approaches would differ but did not supply specific dollar amounts during the briefing.
Stanley described the options and invited discussion about their budgetary and timing implications. She did not present a recommendation during the briefing; council members discussed the fiscal trade-offs without taking formal action.
County Attorney Coleman R. Bryant advised the council that pursuing a Capital Project Sales Tax would require a special called meeting in order to meet the county’s deadline to submit a ballot question for a referendum by Aug. 15, 2026. Bryant’s statement framed the timeline constraint as a determinative factor for the sales-tax route.
No formal motion, vote or binding direction to staff was recorded in the briefing. Stanley’s presentation referenced a comparison table; the briefing transcript does not record the financing figures or the projected tax impacts associated with either option.
Next steps: Council members will consider the funding options and the procedural timing described by the county attorney; the briefing record shows no date was set for a special meeting or for further action on the detention center financing.
