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Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Budget Documents
- Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 to Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Fiscal Plan
- Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 to Fiscal Year 2029 Capital Improvement Program
About the Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Budget Process
Budget preparation is a year-long process of gathering information, analyzing data, and working with departments to understand upcoming needs. Development of the 2019 to 2020 fiscal year budget has begun with work sessions with the Board of Supervisors occurring in September 2018 and will continue through April 2019. The capital portion of the budget was proposed on January 22, 2019 and the operating portion will be proposed on March 12, 2019. By state law, localities like Roanoke County must approve a balanced budget by June 30.
A locality's budget is a document that projects a county's revenues and expenses for the upcoming year to ensure that the local government can cover costs. The process Roanoke County undertakes to develop a balanced budget for the upcoming year is dependent on many factors that include - but are not limited to - county expenditures (expenses ie: fuel, building maintenance, employee salaries, etc), local tax revenue collection, citizens' expectations for continued service levels, funding for Roanoke County Public Schools, and funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Throughout Roanoke County's budget process, the Board of Supervisors and staff will hold several public work sessions as well as public hearings to gather citizen input before the budget's final adoption. In addition, citizens can send ideas to Roanoke County Management and Budget staff at any time by using our online Budget Comments and Suggestions Form.
Additional Information
For questions about the budget process, please email Management and Budget staff or call 540-772-2073.
Important Dates & Presentations from the Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Budget Development Process
| Dates | Topic |
| September 11, 2018 | Consent agenda of the Board of Supervisors to approve Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Budget Development Calendar (PDF) |
| September 25, 2018 | Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss Fiscal Year 2017 to 2018 Preliminary and Unaudited Year-End Overview (PDF) |
| November 7, 2018 | Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss Fire and Rescue Department Staffing (PDF) |
| November 20, 2018 | Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Update (PDF) Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss Communications / Information Technology Structural Organization (PDF) |
| December 4, 2018 | Briefing to the Board of Supervisors to discuss Fiscal Year 2019 Reassessment and Regional Economic Conditions (PDF) Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss Cityworks Permit Management System (PDF) |
| December 18, 2018 | Briefing to the Board of Supervisors to review Fiscal Year 2017 to 2018 Audit Results Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss CORTRAN (PDF) |
| January 8, 2019 | Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss County Financial Policies |
| January 22, 2019 | Briefing to the Board of Supervisors to propose the County Administrator's Fiscal Year 2020 - Fiscal Year 2029 CIP (PDF) Work session with the Board of Supervisors to review Fiscal Year 2019 Mid-Year Revenue and Expenditure Updates (PDF) |
| February 12, 2019 | Work session with Board of Supervisors to discuss Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Revenue Outlook; County Fees and Charges Compendium (PDF) |
| February 26, 2019 | Work session with the Board of Supervisors to discuss the Fiscal Year 2020 to 2029 Capital Improvement Program (PDF) |
| March 12, 2019 | Briefing to the Board of Supervisors to propose the County Administrator's Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Operating Budget (PDF) |
| March 26, 2019 | Public Hearing on Effective Tax Rate if necessary and on adopting Maximum Tax Rates Work session with Board of Supervisors to discuss Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Total Compensation; Outside Agencies; CORTRAN (PDF) |
| April 9, 2019 | Public Hearing to Adopt Tax Rates and on Operating and Capital Budgets Work session with Board of Supervisors to review Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Departmental Budgets; Outside Agencies (PDF) |
| April 23, 2019 | Work session with Board of Supervisors to review Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Other Fund Operating Budgets, Internal Service Fund Budgets, Fees and Charges for Services, and Potential Changes to the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 to 2020 Operating Budget (PDF) |
| May 14, 2019 | Public Hearing on County Operating Budget and Capital Budgets 1st Reading of Ordinance to Adopt and Appropriate Funds Fiscal Year 2020 Operating and Capital Budget |
| May 28, 2019 | 2nd Reading of Ordinance to Adopt and Appropriate Funds Fiscal Year 2020 Operating and Capital Budget |
For More Information
For more information about the budget process, please email Management and Budget staff or call 540-772-2073. To view previously adopted budgets, please see our Annual Fiscal Plan page.