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Supervisors question departmental increases; 911 costs may rely on grants
Summary
Supervisors pressed County Administrator Kevin E. Gentry and Assistant County Administrator Ann Marie Ricardi for explanations of increases to the Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff's Office, and GIS/E911 budgets; staff said rising 911 communication costs could be partially grant funded.
Supervisor Reginald A. Williams, Sr. asked County Administrator Kevin E. Gentry to explain year-over-year increases in the budgets for the Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff's Office, and the GIS/E911 Department. Mr. Gentry and Assistant County Administrator Ann Marie Ricardi described the increases as necessary to address rising operating costs and to support 911 communications infrastructure. Ricardi noted that increased costs for 911 communications "may be partially grant funded," indicating potential external funding sources for that portion of the increase.
The board did not record a decision to reduce or reallocate those increases in the minutes. The discussion provided the rationale the administration will use for those line items in the adopted FY 2026–2027 budget, which took effect with the board's unanimous adoption.
