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Tuesday,
21 April 2020
Upcoming Richmond City Council Formal Meeting
to include public hearing regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government
Budget
WHAT Richmond, Virginia – As
an additional reminder, the upcoming regular Richmond
City Council Formal Meeting (being held Monday, April 27, 2020; 6:00 p.m.- until)
will include a Public Hearing regarding the
Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government Budget, which begins July 1, 2020.
WHERE The
meeting will be held through electronic
communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Richmond City Council Ordinance
#2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020. This meeting will be open to
participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed
to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City
Council will assemble for this meeting in Richmond City Council Chambers,
Richmond City Hall, 2nd floor, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
23219, and most Councilmembers and other staff will participate by
teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.
Video and
audio of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following link: http://richmondva.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=1.
It also can be accessed via:
https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. (to watch the meeting from the second
link, find and click the link within the link that reads, “In Progress” in the
farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”)
Council’s
agenda for this meeting is accessible at the following link: https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=732220&GUID=98A1B05E-14DE-4B5E-B3CE-6BDD3D5E0C01&Options=info&Search=
Interested Richmond
residents who wish to speak can do so by following the instructions linked
here: https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4418440&GUID=CAF8AE01-FA95-4F67-AC42-44A8EAC96E6B&Options=&Search=
Richmond residents are encouraged to stare their thoughts,
ideas, and questions regarding the Richmond Government Budget with the
individual Councilmember representing them prior to the meeting.
Richmond residents
may also provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@richmondgov.com
in lieu of speaking through audio or video means during the meeting.
Written
comments regarding the budget sent to the above email address that are received
prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2020 will be provided to Council and included
in the record of the meeting.
CONTACT
Richmond
residents are invited to stare their thoughts, ideas, and questions with the individual Councilmember representing them. Helpful individual
Councilmember contact information is as follows:
Richmond
West End 1st Voter District
Councilmember Andreas
D. Addison
804.646.5935 (office tel); andreas.addison@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond North Central 2nd
Voter District
Councilmember Kimberly B. Gray
804.646.6532 (office tel); kimberly.gray@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Northside 3rd
Voter District
Councilmember Chris A. Hilbert (Council Vice
President)
804.646.6055 (office tel); chris.hilbert@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond Southwest 4th
Voter District
Councilmember
Kristen Nye Larson
804.646.5646 (office tel); kristen.larson@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Central 5th Voter
District
Councilmember Stephanie
A. Lynch
804.646.5724 (office tel); stephanie.lynch@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter
District
Councilmember
Ellen F. Robertson
804.646.7964 (office tel); ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond East End 7th
Voter District
Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille (Council President)
804.646.3012 (office tel); cynthia.newbille@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Southside 8th
Voter District
Councilmember
Reva M. Trammell
804.646.6591 (office tel); 804.240.5050 (mobile tel); reva.trammell@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond South Central 9th
Voter District
Councilmember
Michael J. Jones
804.646.2779 (office tel); michael.jones@richmondgov.com (email)
FIND YOUR DISTRICT
The
following helpful links can be used by residents, if needed, to further assist
in identifying their particular Richmond Voter District:
·
Richmond
Real Estate Property Search Database https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/Search.aspx
(note:
when correct address is identified, use the Government tab to display
Government Voter Districts for that location) and
OVERVIEW - Richmond
Government Budget
Establishing
the annual Richmond Government Budget represents
Richmond City Council’s most fundamental responsibility as the Governing Body
of Richmond and serves as the foundation and ultimate act of its policy making and stewardship over our local
government on behalf of all Richmond residents.
As Richmond residents, we pool our resources in order to own and
operate our local government and decide what public services we want to invest in; the priority (investment levels) for these
services; and, how we pay for them.
Examples of some of the services
we invest in include the management and delivery of such things as clean, safe
water; streets, sidewalks, parks, laws and law enforcement, firefighting,
emergency services/rescue; trash and sewage removal; and, our children’s education.
Together, we own, operate, use, and benefit from these services on a daily
basis. Funding
for these services comes from state, local and federal sources, including fees
and taxes.
In order to set the investment levels we
want for these services, Council establishes an official annual Richmond
Government Budget in May of each year for the upcoming Fiscal Year.
The Richmond Government Budget is based on
a Fiscal Year that runs July 1 to June 30 annually and includes the
Richmond General Fund, Richmond Capital Improvement Plan, Richmond Special
Funds, Richmond Enterprise Funds, Richmond Internal Service Funds, the City
Government contribution to Richmond Public Schools, and additional state, federal, and other funds provided to Richmond Public
Schools.
The Richmond Government Budget is
typically amended annually. Thus, every year a draft proposed Budget is
submitted to Richmond City Council by the Mayor. Council then reviews,
analyzes, and amends it to establish the official Richmond Government Budget
based on the priorities of Richmond residents.
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