Board of Supervisors Meeting Podcast Transcript: May 1, 2012
Welcome to the podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on May 1, 2012.
The Board recognized:
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David Madden, founder and executive director of the National History
Bee and the National History Bowl, for initiating these national
academic competitions.
- The Engineers and Surveyors Institute for its 25th anniversary of serving the community through its partnership with Fairfax County.
The Board designated:
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May 13-19 as Police Week and May 15 as Peace
Officers Memorial Day in Fairfax County.
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May as Foster Care and Foster
Family Recognition Month in Fairfax County.
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May as Parents Who Host Lose the Most Month in Fairfax County.
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May as Older Americans Month in
Fairfax County.
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May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in Fairfax County.
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May as Lyme Disease Awareness
Month in Fairfax County.
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May 6-12 as Nurses Week in Fairfax County.
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May 15-21 as Public Works Week in Fairfax
County.
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The Board adopted the Fiscal Year 2013
Budget, which begins on July 1, 2012. The budget includes a real
estate tax rate of $1.075 per $100 of assessed value, a half cent
increase from the $1.07 rate in FY 2012. More information on the
budget, which was marked up by the board on April 24, is available online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov
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The Board awarded funds to community-based nonprofit organizations for
proposals through the Consolidated Community Funding Pool (CCFP) for
the period July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2014.
- The Board adopted the Proposed Consolidated Plan One-Year Action Plan for FY 2013 as issued by the Consolidated Community Funding Advisory Committee and amended the Consolidated Plan One-Year Action Plan for FY 2012 to incorporate funding and activities under the second allocation of FY 2012 Emergency Shelter Grants/Emergency Solutions Grants funding.
That’s all for this podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, thanks for listening.
For more information about the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including full meeting minutes and documents, visit the county Web site: www.fairfaxcounty.gov
This podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, VA, government.


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