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DMB Mandates

Welcome to the Fairfax County’s Mandate Webpage. Mandates have become an increasingly important component of the County’s budget. Each year agencies must ensure they have adequate resources to meet the requirements of federal and state mandates, many of which come with no additional funding. Additionally, the required expenditures that are not offset with federal or state revenue decreases the amount of flexibility in the General Fund budget to support other programs and/or reduce the tax burden on homeowners. To help identify the mandates we are required to comply with and how much it annually costs to comply with the mandates, the County prepares an annual mandate report and semi-annually produces a mandate newsletter. Both of these items, along with other useful information, can be found in the links below.
Fast Facts About County Mandates
The Mandates Review Newsletter
Spring 2007 Fall 2006 Spring 2006
Mandate Links
Mandate Monitor from the National Conference of State Legislatures Chairman Connolly’s Testimony before the Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives on the Burden of Counties of Unfunded Mandates on March 8, 2005 Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 National Associate of Counties “Unfunded Mandates: A Snapshot Survey”, March 2005 Fairfax County FY 2006 Federal/State Mandate Report Fairfax County FY 2005 Federal/State Mandate Report Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimates
Mandates Contact Information
Frequently Asked Questions
FY 2008 Federal/State Mandates Information (August 13, 2008)
FY 2008 Federal/State Mandates County Executive Memo to the Board (PDF) FY 2008 Federal/State Mandate Report (PDF)
FY 2007 Federal/State Mandates Information (January 22, 2007)
FY 2007 Federal/State Mandates County Executive Memo to the Board (PDF) FY 2007 Federal/State Mandate Report (PDF)
FY 2006 Federal/State Mandates Information (February 1, 2006)
FY 2006 Federal/State Mandates County Executive Memo to the Board (PDF) FY 2006 Federal/State Mandate Report (PDF)
FY 2005 Federal/State Mandates Information (June 28, 2005)
FY 2005 Federal/State Mandates County Executive Memo to the Board (PDF) FY 2005 Federal/State Mandate Initiative Report (PDF)
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