Translate[Archived] Question #34: How does the City's FY 2020 proposed budget compare to Northern Virginia jurisdictions?
Question:
How does the City's FY 2020 proposed budget compare to Northern Virginia jurisdictions? (City Manager Jinks)
Response:
On February 19, 2019, City Manager Mark Jinks proposed a $761.1 million General Fund operating budget for FY 2020, with no tax rate increases, no major service reductions, and funding for 100% of the Superintendent's requests for the Alexandria City Public Schools operating budget and 10-year capital plan.
The City of Alexandria’s FY 2020 proposed real property tax rate reflected no increase and remained flat at $1.130 per $100 of assessed value. Fairfax County and Prince William County Chief Executives also proposed no residential real property tax rate increase and remained flat at $1.151 for residential and $1.276 for commercial in Fairfax County and $1.2075 for residential and commercial for Prince William County in FY 2020. Arlington County’s Manager proposed a +1.5 cent increase to support public safety pay and education initiatives, raising their residential base rate to $1.008 and their commercial rate to $1.133. Loudoun County, whose tax base grew 6.5%, proposed a real property tax rate of $1.045, a 4.0 cent decrease from their current tax rate of $1.085.
All neighboring Northern Virginia jurisdictions included merit/step pay increases in their proposed FY 2020 budget, with the City of Alexandria falling around the average at a proposed increase of 2.8%. A number of Northern Virginia jurisdictions are proposing public safety or other pay scale increases.
A detailed comparison for all neighboring Northern Virginia jurisdictions can be found in Attachment I.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment I – FY 2020 Proposed Budget Comparative Statistics