Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Warrenton budget proposal includes 12-cent property tax increase and higher water fees
Summary
Town Administrator Robert Davie presented a proposed FY 2025–26 budget that would raise the ad valorem tax rate by $0.12 and increase water charges, citing rising operating costs and police department expenses; adoption timeline was not specified in the minutes.
Town Administrator Robert Davie presented the Town of Warrenton’s proposed FY 2025–2026 General Fund budget at the Board of Commissioners’ May 12 meeting, outlining a $1,671,520 spending plan that represents a $99,191 (6%) increase over the current year. The proposal includes a $0.12 increase in the ad valorem tax rate — the third consecutive annual increase after 14 years without a tax change — which Davie said is intended to cover rising operating costs and increased police-department expenses.
Davie also described recommended adjustments to water billing in Enterprise Fund 38: a $3.00 increase in the water access fee per customer and a $0.40 increase per 1,000 gallons of water used. He stated that the tax increase would not be used to add to fund balances; the town’s unrestricted fund balance is $766,000, or 49.39% of General Fund expenditures (below the town’s adopted 58.85% threshold).
The presentation was given during the Finance and Administration report; the minutes record the board receiving the proposal but do not show a formal vote to adopt the FY 2025–26 budget at that meeting. The minutes do not specify the next steps or a date for final adoption.
