Welcome to the podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 28, 2008.
The Board designated May 5-11 as Building Safety Week in Fairfax County. It has long been the responsibility of the states and local governments to adopt legislation and enforce laws and ordinances whenever necessary to protect the health, welfare and safety of their residents. Among the most important and basic of the laws and ordinances are those that ensure the public’s health and safety in buildings in which people live, work and play. It is through the efforts of Fairfax County code enforcement professionals and their relationships with the Fairfax County community that the administration of these health and safety regulations is ensured.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted the fiscal year 2009 budget, which begins on July 1, 2008. On April 21, the Board marked up the budget proposal. This action means that they formally adopted the budget resolutions necessary to implement that markup. Of the increase over the FY 2008 Adopted Budget Plan, approximately $46.77 million or 132.9 percent is associated with increased funding for Fairfax County Public Schools. The FY 2009 approved budget includes a 3 cent increase in the tax rate from $0.89 to $0.92 per $100 of assessed value; however, due to lower residential assessment values, the average taxpayer in Fairfax County still will see a minimal reduction in their tax bill.
Another important element in the approved FY 2009 budget include implementation of an additional 11-cent real estate tax rate on commercial and industrial property in the County that will generate an additional $51.7 million for new or enhanced transportation initiatives.
The Board adopted the Consolidated Plan One-Year Action plan for FY 2009 as issued by the Consolidated Community Funding Advisory Committee (known as CCFAC).
The Board discussed the lack of communication from VDOT (the VA Dept. of Transportation) and its private partner, Fluor-Transurban concerning the recent clearing for a staging area for the I-495 HOT Lanes project, and it authorized a letter to be sent to VDOT expressing concerns.
The Board adopted amendments to the county code that will streamline the process and allow a more efficient response to complaints regarding overgrown grass in the community.
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/government/board. This podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, VA, government.