ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on MARCH 24, 2026, at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 307, Arlington Virginia 22201 in a meeting at 6:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as matter may be heard, the County Board of Arlington, VA, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the County Manager’s Proposed Budget, which includes School transfers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, which begins July 1, 2026. Interested persons may comment on the Annual Plan and past performance of these programs. Proposed budget may be examined by contacting the Office of the Clerk to the County Board at 703-228-3130 weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and is available for review on County’s web site (www.arlingtonva.us).

The budget hearing is separate from the public hearing on real estate tax rate, personal property tax rate, fee changes and other ordinance changes, which will be held MARCH 26, 2026, at 6:30 PM or as soon thereafter as matters may be heard, cablecast and live-streaming on Arlington TV.

For information and fiscal planning purposes only, County Manager has prepared the FY 2027 proposed budget for the County as summarized below:

GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS:

County Board $2,790,458

County Manager 8,187,643

Management and Finance 12,527,256

Technology Services 32,310,860

Human Resources 11,310,992

County Attorney 4,540,975

Circuit Court 1,453,871

Clerk of the Circuit Court 5,036,963

General District Court 447,038

Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court 9,813,565

Commonwealth’s Attorney 7,905,911

Office of the Magistrate 30,262

Public Defender 643,820

Sheriff 55,370,732

Commissioner of Revenue 7,269,867

Treasurer 9,098,946

Electoral Board 2,184,507

Public Safety Comms. & Emergency Mgmt. 16,296,555

Police 99,326,879

Fire 87,401,049

Environmental Services 129,738,649

Human Services 212,857,078

Libraries 18,936,191

Economic Development 9,673,821

Community Planning, Housing & Development 13,322,658

Parks and Recreation 65,016,166

Non-Departmental/Other 58,816,215

Debt Service 89,737,107

Regionals/Contributions 9,588,764

Metro 46,246,178

TOTAL GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS $1,027,880,976

OTHER OPERATING FUNDS:

Ballston Quarter Tax Increment Financing Fund $3,938,706

Travel & Tourism Promotion 1,270,000

Ballston Business Improvement District 1,051,616

Rosslyn Business Improvement District 3,992,703

National Landing Business Improvement District 4,903,041

Community Development 3,315,013

Housing Choice Vouchers 29,374,308

Stormwater Management 20,662,047

Transportation Capital Fund 32,430,482

Crystal City Tax Increment Financing Fund 4,812,280

Columbia Pike Tax Increment Financing Fund 2,879,830

Utilities 121,069,981

Ballston Garage 4,889,243

Ballston Garage – 8th Level 1,055,861

CPHD Development 27,273,087

Automotive Equipment 28,293,250

Printing 581,910

TOTAL OTHER OPERATING FUNDS $291,793,358

General Fund Capital Outlay $19,700,000

Utilities Fund Capital Outlay 34,744,000

Stormwater Fund Capital Outlay 3,665,000

Less Other Fund Transfers (27,915,552)

TOTAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT $1,349,867,782

SCHOOL TRANSFERS: $650,305,579

Sign up to speak in advance at www.arlingtonva.us/Government/County-Board or call 703-228-3130 between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM starting March 17, 2026, until 6:30 PM on March 24, 2026. Speaker sign up will also be available in-person on the day of the meeting until 6:30 PM. Members of the public may participate remotely via Microsoft Teams and in person.

The meeting will be livestreamed at www.arlingtonva.us and broadcast on local cable stations on Comcast 25 & 1073 and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40. For reasonable accommodation requests or language translation services, contact the County Board office at countyboard@arlingtonva.us or at 703-228-3130 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Copies of full text of ordinances, amendments, and fee schedules may be examined by contacting the County Board Clerk’s Office weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at 703-228-3130, by email at countyboard@arlingtonva.us, or by visiting the County Board Office at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 307, Arlington, Va 22201.

Mason Kushnir, Clerk to the County Board

Publication date: March 17th, 2026 AD#100808