FY 2026 County Board Work Sessions

Available on this site will be presentations made before the Board at each FY 2026 proposed budget work session and public hearing. No final decisions will be made on any budget topic until the Board adopts the FY 2026 budget in April. All related documents will be in PDF format.

Staff responses to the Board’s questions are posted on the work session follow-up page as they become available.

  • All work sessions are open to the public and are broadcast live. 

 

April Sessions

    Date: Thursday, April 3
    Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
    Topic: Final Budget Decisions / Mark-up 

    Date:  Wednesday, April 9
    Topic: Budget Adoption 

    March Sessions

    Date: Tuesday, March 4
    Time:     1:00-4:00 p.m.
    Topic:     Department of Environmental Services (General Fund, Printing Fund, Stormwater Management Fund, Utilities Fund, Ballston Garages Fund, Auto Fund)

    • Commissions – Climate Change, Energy and Environment (C2E2), Transportation
    • Watch the Video

    Related Documents:

    Date: Thursday, March 6
    Time: 2:00-5:30 p.m.
    Topic: Clerk of Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Magistrate, Office of Public Defender, Treasurer, Commissioner of Revenue, Office of the Electoral Board and Voter Registration

    Related Documents:

    Date: Tuesday, March 11
    Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.
     Topic: Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development (General Fund, Housing and Community Development Fund, CPHD Development Fund), Housing, Department of Human Services

    • Commissions – Planning, Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB), Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee
    • Commissions – Housing, Tenant-Landlord
    • Commissions – Community Services Board (CSB), Status of Women, Aging, Disability Advisory, Human Rights, Social Services
    • Watch the Video

    Related Documents:

    Date: Friday, March 14
    Time:     1:00-4:30 p.m.
    Topic:     Schools - County Board and School Board Joint Budget Work Session
     (School Board budget adoption is scheduled for May 1)

    Date: Thursday, March 20
    Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.
    Topic: Sheriff, Police, Fire, Public Safety Communications & Emergency Management (DPSCEM), Circuit Court Judiciary

    Related Documents:

    Date: Thursday, March 20
    Time: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
    Topic: Advisory Groups and Commissions

    Date: Tuesday, March 25
    Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.
    Topic: Libraries, Economic Development, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Columbia Pike Partnership, Langston Boulevard Alliance, Clarendon Alliance, Workforce Investments (Compensation)

    • Commissions – Arts, Economic Development (EDC), Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
    • Commission – Civil Service
    • Watch the Video

    Related Documents

    Date: Tuesday, March 25
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Topic: Public Budget Hearing

    Date: Thursday, March 27
    Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.
    Topic: Pay-As-You-Go Capital, Short-term Finance, GO Bonds, Transportation Capital Fund, Crystal City TIF, Debt Service, Metro

    Related Documents:

    Date: Thursday, March 27
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Topic: Tax Rate (s) Public Hearing

    Date: Monday, March 31
    Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
    Topic: Budget Wrap-up

    February Session

    Date: Thursday, February 27
    Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
    Topic:  Department of Technology Services, Department of Parks and Recreation, Pay-As-You-Go Capital

    • Commission – Information Technology Advisory (ITAC)
    • Commissions – Forestry and Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation, Sports, Aging 
    • Watch the Video

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