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Richmond City Council meeting schedule for establishing the Fiscal Year 2026 Richmond Government Budget
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. 3.24.2025) – The Richmond City Council Fiscal Year 2026 Richmond
Government Budget Establishment Meeting Schedule encourages public access, information, engagement, and transparency. Council’s schedule is as follows:
Richmond City Council
Fiscal Year 2026 Richmond Government Budget Establishment Meetings
Schedule
This
is a working draft subject to updates. Meetings, unless otherwise noted, to be
held in Richmond City Council Chambers; Richmond City Hall; 2nd
Floor; 900 E. Broad Street; Richmond, Virginia 23219; updated 3.24.2025/srs
MARCH |
Thurs., March 27, 2025: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Council Budget Work Session #1
- Mayor to submit a proposed FY 2026 Richmond
Government Budget
- FY26 Richmond City Council Richmond
Government Budget Establishment Meeting Schedule
presented by Richmond City Council Office of Council Chief of Staff
per Richmond City Charter; Chapter 6.; § 6.02. and Richmond Code of Laws/Ordinances;
Chapter 12; Article 1. Section 12-11
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APRIL |
Mon., April 7, 2025; 1 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Council Budget Work Session #2: Overview of
Operating Budget
Mon., April 14, 2025; 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Council Budget Work Session #3: FY26 Richmond
Capital Improvement Plan overview
Mon., April 14, 2025; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Public Hearing on Mayor’s Proposed FY 2026
Budget (During Richmond City Council Formal Meeting)
o
Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to participate in person
or virtually via Microsoft Teams. Interested persons may pre-register by
calling the RCC Office of City Clerk, at 804.646.7955 (press
option 3 when prompted), by Noon, on Monday, April 14, 2025
Wed., April 16, 2025; 10:00 a.m.-Noon
Council Budget Work Session #4: Council
Amendment considerations
Mon., April 21, 2025: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council Budget Work Session #5: Council
Amendment Consensus
(DUE DATE/5:00 p.m. for Final Proposed
Council Budget Amendments)
o
Discussion and finalization for Council Final Proposed
Budget Amendments (balanced)
for proposed FY 2026 Richmond Government
Budget
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DUE DATE/5:00 p.m. for Final Council Proposed Budget Amendments to provide
RCC Office
of Council Chief of Staff for
time for clarifying, preparing, writing, verifying, and submitting Proposed
Budget Amendments to Richmond Office of City Attorney for legal review,
preparation, approval - as to form and legality, and Council introduction of
legislation.
Mon., April 28, 2025; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Introduction of Council Proposed Budget Amendments
(Held during Richmond City Council
Formal Meeting)
o
Council Introduction of Proposed Amendments (balanced)
for proposed FY 2026
Richmond Government Budget
DEADLINES: Per state and local
laws, Council Proposed Richmond Government Budget Amendment legislation is
required to be introduced prior to adoption and be advertised per state/local
laws, seven days before adoption, and Schools Richmond Public Schools Budget
required to be adopted prior to May 15. Per public transparency, inclusion, and
equity, all such Council actions are recommended to be done during Council
Regular (Formal) meeting.
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MAY |
Mon., May 12, 2025; 6:00-8:00 p.m. (During
Council Formal Meeting)
Establishment
of Richmond Government Budget, includes: Council amendments; Richmond
General Fund (Operating Budget), Special Funds, Enterprise Funds, Internal
Service Funds, Federal, and State Funds, Richmond Capital Improvement Plan, and
funds provided for Richmond Public Schools.
DEADLINE: Thurs., May 15, 2025
Council must adopt Schools budget by May 15,
or within 30 days of Receipt of state school funding estimates to localities
(whichever is later), per Virginia Code of Laws: Title 22.1. Education; Chapter
8. Article 1; §22. 1-93.
DEADLINE: Sat., May 31, 2025
Council must adopt/establish Richmond
Government Budget by May 31 each year, per Richmond City Charter: Chapter 6;
§6.11
Tues., July 1, 2025
Fiscal Year 2025 Richmond Government Budget
begins; runs July 1- June 30 annually.
NOTE: The Council Budget schedule is a working draft and subject to updates and budget topics, question, and discussions may also be included in other public Richmond City Council Meetings, as needed. Please check Richmond City Council meeting dates, at https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Richmond
residents can follow the budget process as it advances and watch past and
future work sessions via Council meeting schedule.
OVERVIEW - Richmond
Government Budget
Establishing
the annual Richmond Government Budget is Richmond
City Council’s most fundamental role and responsibility as the governing
legislative institution of Richmond, Virginia and serves as the foundation and
ultimate act of its policymaking and stewardship of our
community’s government operations on behalf of all Richmond residents.
As Richmond residents, we pool our resources to 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, Richmond City 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 established annually and 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 needs and priorities of Richmond residents.
Per
Richmond City Charter Chapter 6: Section 6.03, and per the Richmond Code of
Laws (Ordinances); Chapter 12; Article 1; Section 12-11, the Mayor must submit
a proposed upcoming fiscal year Richmond
Government Budget to Richmond City Council on March 27 at 3:00 p.m. each year.
Richmond Residents
Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to attend meetings and to share their thoughts, comments, and ideas directly with the individual Councilmember for their district.
CONTACT YOUR COUNCILMEMBER
Richmond
residents are invited and encouraged to share their thoughts regarding the many compelling and competing city budgetary needs directly with the individual Councilmember representing them. (https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/council-contacts)
FIND YOUR DISTRICT
The following helpful link can be used by residents, if needed, to further
assist in identifying their individual Richmond Voter District:
Richmond
Real Estate Property Search Database https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/Search.aspx
(note: Click for “Search by Property Address” - Once you’ve entered your address, use the Govt. tab to identify your Voter Districts)
Council Formal Meeting - Live TV
Richmond City Council Formal Meetings (typically held 2nd/4th Monday of month, beginning 6:00 p.m.) air live on TV: Free/Over-the-Air channel 57.1 on VPM Plus/WCVW night of meetings; Via cable: Verizon Fios 524/24; Comcast 797/24; Direct TV 57; Dish 9392/57
Council
Formal Meeting - TV Replay
Recent Council Formal Meetings are typically replayed twice daily on Richmond
Government Access TV Cable Channel 17 in Richmond; beginning at Noon and 7:00
p.m.
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Council Formal, Informal, Standing, Budget, Special
Meetings (Agendas, Etc.) Typically held
in Richmond City Council Chambers; Richmond City Hall, 2nd floor; 900 E. Broad
Street; Richmond, VA 23219 (Schedule on back)| https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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Council meetings: Live/Audio/Video Streaming | richmondva.legistar.com
Go to meeting agendas for live links of individual meetings
Council Meeting Audio/Video Streaming Replay | https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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Council Legislation, Laws/Ordinances, Resolutions,
Richmond City Charter, etc.| https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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Council Webpage | https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council
Council Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/RichmondCityCouncilVirginiaUSA
Council News Releases | https://richmondvacitycouncil.blogspot.com/
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Richmond City Council overview
Richmond City Council is the official governing legislative institution of Richmond, Virginia and represents residents in creating and amending local laws/ordinances, providing government policy and oversight, and establishing an annual Richmond Government Budget.
Richmond City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad
Street, Suite 300 - Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council (web)
