Budget Development

Fiscal Year 2021 to 2022 Budget Documents

• Fiscal Year 2021 to Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Fiscal Plan
• Fiscal Year 2022 to Fiscal Year 2031 Capital Improvement Program

About the Fiscal Year 2021 to 2022 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 2020 to 2021 fiscal year budget has begun with work sessions with the Board of Supervisors occurring in September 2019 and will continue through April 2020. The capital portion of the budget was proposed on January 26, 2021 and the operating portion was proposed on March 9, 2021. By state law, localities like Roanoke County must approve a balanced budget by June 30. On May 11, 2021, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors adopted the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Fiscal Plan and the Fiscal Year 2022 - Fiscal Year 2031 Capital Improvement Program. Those documents will be available on or after July 1, 2021.

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, i.e.: 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 Finance & Management Services - Budget Division staff at any time by using our online Budget Comments and Suggestions Form.

Additional Information

For questions about the budget process, please email Budget Division staff or call 540-772-2073. Please send us your comments and suggestions!

Important Dates & Presentations from the Fiscal Year 2021 to 2022 Budget Development Process

Dates in italics are tentatively scheduled and are subject to change.

For More Information

For more information about the budget process, please email Budget Division staff or call 540-772-2073. To view previously adopted budgets, please see our Annual Fiscal Plan page.