Manassas Park adopts FY26 A2 budget amendment after $6.5 million land-sale windfall

Manassas Park’s governing body on June 23 adopted a resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2026 A2 budget amendment after a staff presentation showed unanticipated land-sale proceeds had materially increased revenue.

The public hearing opened at the start of the meeting and staff described why an amendment was required, saying “unanticipated contributions due to the land sales is what increased our revenue by six and a half million.” The staff presentation said the windfall — described in the transcript as proceeds from the sale of the Kurandlay property by a Christian school (spelling as read in the transcript) — leaves the general fund with an unassigned balance increase of about $5.255 million.

Why it matters: The amendment rebalances revenues and expenditures after larger-than-expected one-time receipts and several small corrections spanning enterprise funds. Staff said the water and sewer enterprise will carry a net additional expenditure of roughly $4,000 tied to a recent equipment purchase, and solid-waste spending increased by about $459 after an inter-year charge was corrected.

Council members used the hearing to press staff for detail. Asked whether recent health-care costs reflected employees changing plans, staff replied that open enrollment typically occurs in April for the city’s July-to-June fiscal year and that some new hires elected benefits while prior employees had not used them. On whether lease revenue from Digital Drive (cited as roughly $520,000 in the presentation) had a designated use, staff said those lease receipts will go into unassigned fund balance and that expected lease revenue before current leases expire should cover planned building renovations.

Members also questioned a roughly $60,000 increase in jail costs. Staff attributed the rise to a higher average daily incarceration rate and the ongoing housing of a high-cost detainee (the transcript references the name “Bontase”); staff said the city receives use-by-use cost breakdowns from the jailing jurisdiction and noted the city has a signed agreement covering those charges.

Other items raised included a $40,000 vehicle purchase for an additional building inspector (staff said the vehicle will be bought via a state bid cooperative), a revenue offset tied to DSS for health-related costs, and higher-than-planned spending for the building automation controls (HVAC/fire-station controls) that staff described as ongoing maintenance work exceeding the originally planned amount.

There were no public commenters at the hearing. Following the presentation and questions, the governing body moved and seconded staff’s recommendation to adopt the attached resolution incorporating the FY26A2 appropriation adjustments. The motion carried on a voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded in the public transcript.

The meeting concluded after the governing body voted to adjourn. No additional public hearing or meeting dates were announced on the record.