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The following was first published on page B4 of the Washington Times on 09/11/2020. Fairfax County Notice Appropriating Supplemental Funds for FY2020

Notice of a Proposed Adoption of a Resolution
Appropriating Supplemental Funds for Fairfax County, Virginia
for the Twelve-Month Period Beginning July 1, 2020
and Ending June 30, 2021 [FY2021]

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 58.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia that at a regular meeting of the Urban County Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, held in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, it was proposed to adopt a supplemental appropriation of funds for Fairfax County, Virginia for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, and Clerk of said Board was directed to advertise the proposed resolution with notice that the Board will hold a public hearing on the same at a regular meeting to be held in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center on September 29, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at which time, persons affected may be heard on said resolution.

All persons wishing to present their views on these subjects may use the form at https://www.fairfacounty,gov/bosclerk/speakers-form or call the Office of the Clerk to the Board at 703-324-3151, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center) to be placed on the Speakers List, or may appear and be heard. As required by law, copies of the full text of proposed ordinances, plans and amendments, as applicable, as well as other documents relating to the aforementioned subjects, are on file and may be examined at the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, Suite 533 of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia.

Fairfax County supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. Open captioning will be provided in the Board Auditorium. For sign language interpreters or other accommodations, please call the Clerk's Office, 703-324-3151, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center) no later than 48 hours before the public hearing. Assistive listening devices will be available at the meeting.

The following summarizes the proposed amendments to the FY 2021 Budget Plan. Those funding adjustments included below are recommendations to revise funding levels in existing agencies and programs. The entire FY 2020 Carryover Review package, which include these adjustments, was presented to the Board of Supervisors on July 28, 2020, and is available on-line at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget/fy-2020-carryover-budget-package.

FY 2021 Current Approved Budget Plan
Total Expenditures - All Funds                                  $8,623,859,501

Proposed Changes:

A. Previously Approved Items:

   General Fund                                                    $31,261,471
    - Encumbered                            $31,261,471
    - Unencumbered                                    0

   Other Funds                                                  $1,721,851,059
    - Capital Construction                 $810,931,097
    - Federal/State Grants                  251,744,133
    - All Other Funds                       659,175,829

Subtotal Previously Approved Items in Carryover                 $1,753,112,530

B. Additional Funding Adjustments:

   General Fund Impact - Administrative Items                     $165,416,836

   Other Funds - Administrative Items                             $728,808,196
    - Capital Construction                  $47,327,414
    - Federal/State Grants                   49,661,921
    - All Other Funds                       631,818,861

Subtotal Additional Adjustments                                   $894,225,032

Total Expenditures in All Funds                                $11,271,197,063

Increase from FY 2021 Current Budget Plan                       $2,647,337,562

The adjustments noted above result in a General Fund balance of $0. It is anticipated that additional staff recommendations related to the COVID-19 response will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing and will be available online at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget/.

It should be noted that three FY 2021 Carryover Consideration Items have been requested as of July 27, 2020, including funding to support the construction of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial ($600,000) as originally proposed during the FY 2020 Third Quarter Review; the sound system needs of the Park Authority's summer concert series ($500,000); and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Agriculture Task Force's regional efforts regarding local agriculture ($25,000).

Run Dates: Friday, September 11, 2020 and Friday, September 18, 2020

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