[Archived] Alexandria Acting City Manager to Make Public Budget Presentations

Acting City Manager Mark B. Jinks invites the public to two presentations of his proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program.

• On Tuesday, March 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Jinks will formally present the proposed budget to City Council.  The special City Council meeting will be held in the City Council Chamber in Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St.  The meeting is open to the public. No public comment period is scheduled.  The meeting will be cablecast on Comcast channel 70, and live and archived video will be available at www.alexandriava.gov.
• On Thursday, March 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Jinks will present the budgets at a community meeting at the Samuel Tucker Elementary School cafeteria, 435 Ferdinand Day Dr.  Live and archived video will be available at www.alexandriava.gov.  Following his presentation, Jinks will answer questions from in-person attendees and online viewers.

Proposed budget documents will be available at www.alexandriava.gov on March 3, at 5 p.m.  City Council will review the proposed budget and conduct a series of work sessions and public hearings culminating with adoption on May 7.   For a detailed schedule, see www.alexandriava.gov/Budget.

For media inquiries, contact Craig T. Fifer, Director of Communications and Public Information, at craig.fifer@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3965.