Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
The FY 2017 Budget Story is Online
The FY 2017 Budget Story is a companion document to Loudoun County’s FY 2017 Adopted Budget. The Budget Story was produced to provide an additional resource for Loudoun’s residents to learn about the county’s budget. The Budget Story highlights a wide variety of county programs and illustrates some of the many ways the county puts tax dollars to work.
Adopted FY 17 Budget is Online
The adopted Fiscal Year 2017 budget for the Loudoun County government, which was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 5, 2016, is online.
The budget totals approximately $2.46 billion in total appropriations for the general county government and school system for FY 17.
The adopted budget includes a real property tax rate of $1.145 per $100 in assessed value. The personal property tax rate remains unchanged at $4.20 per $100. The budget includes a local transfer to Loudoun County Public Schools of $694.8 million, which is a 5.5% increase in local tax funding over FY 2016 and represents 97.6 percent of the School Board’s budget request. More information is online in the news release below:
Where the Money Goes
Click on the dollar bill graphic at top or
here to view a representation of where tax dollars are used in Loudoun County.
FY 17 Budget Effective July 1
The budget will go into effect July 1, 2016, while the new tax rates were effective April 5, 2016.
Board Budget Worksessions
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors held its final work session on the on the proposed FY 2017 budget Thursday, March 24. Documents prepared for the meeting are online
here. The complete work session schedule and links to work session documents by date may be found below. All FY 17 budget work session documents also are posted
here.
Proposed FY17 Budget Presentation
Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 2017) budget for the Loudoun County government to the Board of Supervisors February 10. The budget totals $2.5 billion in appropriations for the general county government and school system. His presentation is online as is the proposed budget document:
FY 2017 Performance Measures
The comprehensive list of FY 2017 performance measures for Loudoun County is intended to serve as a supplementary document to the FY 2017 proposed budget, which includes a subset of measures specifically related to FY 2017 budget issues.
Schedules Budget Work Sessions
The Board of Supervisors held a series of budget work sessions throughout March. Documents prepared for the work sessions are online
here.
Board of Supervisors Hold Budget Public Hearings
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors held public hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget. The hearings were held February 25, February 27, and February 29, 2016.
Archived video of the public hearings are available for viewing atwww.loudoun.gov/webcast-archives.
Other Opportunities for Public Participation in the Budget Process
In addition to speaking at the Board's public hearings, members of the public may also:
- Leave a message on the Board of Supervisors’ Comment Line at 703-777-0115.
- Send an email to the Board of Supervisors or write to the Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, VA 20177.
- Provide comments through the Loudoun County government’s Facebook and Twitter sites.
Fiscal Year 2016 Program Review is Online
The FY 2016 Program Review provides a detailed and comprehensive inventory and description of all programs and services provided by Loudoun County. This document is designed to serve as a companion to the FY 2016 Adopted Budget and is intended to show a greater level of detail than can be included in the budget document.
Adopted Fiscal Year 2016 Budget is Online
The adopted Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 16) budget for the Loudoun County government is online. The fiscal year runs from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. The budget includes the Capital Improvement Program.
Note: The table of contents in the budget document is presented in an easy-to-use linked format. Hover your mouse over the page numbers, click and you will be taken to that section.
Background on the FY2016 budget process is online
here.