FY 2026 Proposed Budget

• Infographic: FY 2026 Proposed Budget Overview(PDF, 537KB)
• County Manager’s FY 2026 Proposed Budget Presentation – Overview(PDF, 758KB) (2/22/25)
• County Board FY 2026 Budget Guidance
• A Guide to Reading the Proposed Budget(PDF, 5MB)
• Budget Calendar(PDF, 1MB)
• Tax & Fee Tools - FY25 Adopted(XLSX, 277KB)

• County Manager's Message(PDF, 2MB)

• Main Message
• Federal Funding Vulnerabilities
• Priority Investments with Additional Funding
• Illustrative Examples of Reductions in Place of Revenue Increases
• Program Updates
• Program Update: Equity Resolution Implementation
• Program Update: Youth Well-Being and After School Programming
• Program Update: Climate Resilience Priorities
• Program Update: Economic Resiliency
• Program Update: Child Care
• Program Update: Vision Zero Implementation
• Program Update: Jail Medical Care
• Program Update: Restaurant Districts
• Revenue Enhancement and Compliance Evaluation
• Housing Affordability
• Development Fund Restructuring

• Multi-Year Forecast and Future Outlook(PDF, 653KB)

• FY 2026 Proposed Budget Reductions and Realignments(PDF, 1MB)

Section A - Budget Summaries(PDF, 2MB)

• Fund Descriptions
• Expenditure Summary (All Funds)
• All Funds Revenue and Expenditure Detail
• General Fund Summary
• County Government Summary
• GASB 87 and 96 Summary
• Expenditure Comparison
• Proposed Budget Position Changes
• Compensation Summary

Section B - Revenues(PDF, 3MB)

Section C - General Fund Department Summaries

General Government

• Office of the County Board(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the County Manager(PDF, 1MB)
• Department of Management and Finance(PDF, 1MB)
• Department of Technology Services(PDF, 1MB)
• Human Resources Department(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the County Attorney(PDF, 1MB)
• Department of Environmental Services(PDF, 2MB)
• Department of Human Services(PDF, 3MB)
• Department of Libraries(PDF, 1MB)
• Department of Parks and Recreation(PDF, 2MB)
• Arlington Economic Development(PDF, 1MB)
• Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development(PDF, 2MB)

Courts and Constitutionals

• Circuit Court(PDF, 2MB)
• Clerk of the Circuit Court(PDF, 1MB)
• General District Court(PDF, 1MB)
• Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court(PDF, 2MB)
• Office of the Magistrate(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the Public Defender(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney(PDF, 1MB)
• Sheriff’s Office(PDF, 2MB)
• Office of the Commissioner of Revenue(PDF, 2MB)
• Office of the Treasurer(PDF, 2MB)
• Office of the Electoral Board and Voter Registration(PDF, 1MB)

Public Safety

• Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management(PDF, 1MB)
• Police Department(PDF, 2MB)
• Fire Department(PDF, 1MB)

Other

• Non-Departmental(PDF, 1MB)
• Debt Service(PDF, 2MB)
• Regionals / Contributions(PDF, 1MB)
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO)(PDF, 1MB)

Section D - Enterprise, Special Revenue, and Internal Service Funds

• Ballston Quarter Tax Increment Financing Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Travel and Tourism Promotion Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Ballston Business Improvement District(PDF, 1MB)
• Rosslyn Business Improvement District(PDF, 1MB)
• National Landing Business Improvement District(PDF, 1MB)
• Housing and Community Development Fund(PDF, 2MB)
• Housing Choice Voucher Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Stormwater Management Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Transportation Capital Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Crystal City, Potomac Yard, Pentagon City Tax Increment Financing Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Columbia Pike Tax Increment Financing Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Utilities Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Ballston Public Parking Garage Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Ballston Public Parking Garage - 8th Level Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• CPHD Development Fund(PDF, 2MB)
• Automotive Equipment Fund(PDF, 3MB)
• Printing Fund(PDF, 1MB)

Section E - Pay-As-You-Go Capital and Short-term Financing(PDF, 2MB)

• General Capital Projects Fund
• General Obligation (GO) Bonds
• Short-Term Financing
• Capital Program Project Lists
• Utility Capital Projects Fund
• Stormwater Capital Projects Fund

Section F - Glossary and Appendices(PDF, 2MB)

• Glossary
• Governmental Funds' Summaries
• Selected Fiscal Indicators
• FY 2024 Fund Balance Carryover & Utilization of County Manager Contingent
• FY 2026 Proposed One-Time Funding Summary
• Tax & Fee Compendium
• Opioid Settlement Reserve
• Budget Process
• Financial and Debt Management Policies
• Comprehensive Plan Summary
• Housing Summary
• Arlington County Profile