FY 2027 Proposed Budget

• News Release: Proposed FY27 Budget Invests in Core Services Amidst Slow Growth
• Presentation: County Manager's Proposed FY 2027 Budget - Overview
• Infographic: FY 2027 Proposed Budget Overview
• A Guide to Reading the Proposed Budget(PDF, 366KB)
• Budget Calendar(PDF, 282KB)
• Tax & Fee Tools - FY26 Adopted(XLSX, 277KB)

• County Manager's Message(PDF, 2MB)

• Main Message
• Compensation and Benefits
• Future Priority Investments and Demands
• Available One-Time Funding & Options for Stabilization Reserve
• Responding to Audit Recommendations
• Illustrative Examples of Reductions in Place of Revenue Increases
• Housing Affordability
• Public Safety Operations Analysis
• Courts and Constitutionals
• Program Updates:
  • Program Update - Economic Resiliency
  • Program Update - Youth Well-Being and After School Programming
  • Program Update - Behavioral Health
  • Program Update - Climate and Environment
  • Program Update - Realizing Arlington's Commitment to Equity
  • Program Update - Child Care
  • Program Update - Vision Zero

• Multi-Year Forecast and Future Outlook(PDF, 1MB)

• FY 2027 Proposed Budget Reductions and Realignments(PDF, 533KB)

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, 883KB)
• Office of the County Manager(PDF, 963KB)
• Department of Management and Finance(PDF, 1002KB)
• Department of Technology Services(PDF, 1MB)
• Human Resources Department(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the County Attorney(PDF, 940KB)
• Department of Environmental Services(PDF, 1MB)
• Department of Human Services(PDF, 3MB)
• Department of Libraries(PDF, 748KB)
• Department of Parks and Recreation(PDF, 1MB)
• Arlington Economic Development(PDF, 954KB)
• Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development(PDF, 1MB)

Courts and Constitutionals

• Circuit Court(PDF, 883KB)
• Clerk of the Circuit Court(PDF, 921KB)
• General District Court(PDF, 858KB)
• Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the Magistrate(PDF, 834KB)
• Office of the Public Defender(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney(PDF, 848KB)
• Sheriff’s Office(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the Commissioner of Revenue(PDF, 998KB)
• Office of the Treasurer(PDF, 1MB)
• Office of the Electoral Board and Voter Registration(PDF, 1MB)

Public Safety

• Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management(PDF, 712KB)
• Police Department(PDF, 1MB)
• Fire Department(PDF, 740KB)

Other

• Non-Departmental(PDF, 710KB)
• Debt Service(PDF, 2MB)
• Regionals / Contributions(PDF, 757KB)
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO)(PDF, 721KB)

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

• Ballston Quarter Tax Increment Financing Fund(PDF, 744KB)
• Travel and Tourism Promotion Fund(PDF, 784KB)
• Ballston Business Improvement District(PDF, 738KB)
• Rosslyn Business Improvement District(PDF, 737KB)
• National Landing Business Improvement District(PDF, 704KB)
• Housing and Community Development Fund(PDF, 891KB)
• Housing Choice Voucher Fund(PDF, 818KB)
• Stormwater Management Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Transportation Capital Fund(PDF, 885KB)
• Crystal City, Potomac Yard, Pentagon City Tax Increment Financing Fund(PDF, 815KB)
• Columbia Pike Tax Increment Financing Fund(PDF, 745KB)
• Utilities Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Ballston Public Parking Garage Fund(PDF, 728KB)
• Ballston Public Parking Garage - 8th Level Fund(PDF, 746KB)
• CPHD Development Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Automotive Equipment Fund(PDF, 1MB)
• Printing Fund(PDF, 818KB)

Section E - Pay-As-You-Go Capital and Short-term Financing(PDF, 920KB)

• 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 2025 Fund Balance Carryover & Utilization of County Manager Contingent
• FY 2027 Proposed One-Time Funding Summary
• Tax & Fee Compendium
• Opioid Settlement Reserve
• Budget Process
• Financial and Debt Management Policies
• Comprehensive Plan Summary
• Housing Programs Summary
• Arlington County Profile