Posted at 11 a.m.

County Executive Bryan Hill proposed a new Fairfax County FY 2021 Budget on Tuesday, based on current and anticipated economic conditions due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Public hearings on the proposal have been rescheduled for Tuesday through Thursday, April 28-30. Video, phone and written (online) testimony options are available for the budget public hearings, which have been rescheduled to Tuesday through Thursday, April 28-30, but there will be no in-person testimony in order to protect the public and staff.

The new proposal no longer includes the previously proposed three-cent Real Estate Tax rate increase or a proposed 4% Admissions Tax and holds revenue flat. Compensation increases for county employees, expanded library hours and new positions to staff various programs and facilities have been eliminated.

Funding increases that remain in the new proposal would cover additional positions for the county’s Health Department and School Health programs and increased support for the Consolidated Community Funding Pool. New adjustments are directly related to the county’s pandemic response and include additional positions with the county’s Health Department and a $9.84 million appropriated reserve for additional needs related to the pandemic.