Carryover Funds Use To Be Considered By Fairfax County Supervisors

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — A carryover funding package was presented to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week and will be considered for approval on Oct. 11.

Carryover funds are unused funds from fiscal year 2022, which ended on June 30, 2022. According to a county government news release, this year's funds resulted from management of agency spending, staff vacancies and higher revenues than anticipated.

"Projecting revenues during FY 2022 continued to be a challenge as many of the county’s revenue streams recovered, while others were still negatively impacted by the effects of the pandemic," County Executive Bryan Hill wrote in a memo to the Board of Supervisors.

For the $199.61 million in carryover funds from the county's general fund, county staff recommended allocations for $190.05 million of the funding and left $9.56 million for the Board of Supervisors' discretion.

Some of the recommendations for use of carryover funds are:

• $2.04 million for county employee pay adjustments
• $0.34 million to increase election officer stipends for the first time since 2013
• $6.5 million to support energy initiatives
• $2 million to support electric vehicles and charging stations at county facilities
• $1.82 million for the fourth year of the five-year conversion to LED street lights
• $3.5 million for an expanded child care center at the Original Mount Vernon High School redevelopment project
• $2.5 million to establish Tysons Anchor Organization, a new community nonprofit to support Tysons as an urban center
• $3.52 million to account for anticipated cost increases from the county's electricity and natural gas providers
• $1.24 million for contract rate increase costs for Fastran transportation
• $15 million for construction escalation reserve to factor in inflation and supply chain disruptions affecting costs of projects
• $5 million to help with increasing costs of Fairfax County Park Authority projects, expedite projects underway and relieve pressure on the park bond program
• $0.38 million for replacement of capital equipment for construction and maintenance tasks in the park system
• $0.18 million for invasive species clean up and construction of a picnic shelter at Justice Park in the Seven Corners/Bailey's Crossroads area
• $4.80 million to support the demolition of the two 1950s Historic Courthouse wings and for masonry repairs
• $3 million for design of Hybla Valley Community Center project
• $1.93 million and 27 full-time equivalent new positions to fully staff the South County Animal Shelter in Lorton, expected to open in May 2023
• $1.51 million to support the Patrick Henry Family Shelter reconstruction in the Seven Corners area with construction expected to begin in fall 2023
• $1 million for Tysons Community Center project
• $0.75 million for historic preservation and renovations for adaptive reuse of two buildings at the Workhouse Campus in Lorton
• $0.25 million to support construction and build-out costs for leased facility that will host Center Without Walls in Springfield, which will have health and wellness activities for older adults
• $10.73 million for IT project funding

A public hearing will be held during the Board of Supervisors meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 11. Residents who wish to comment can sign up to speak, call the Office of the Clerk to the Board at 703-324-3151, or visit the meeting to speak.

More information on the carryover budget package is available on the county's website.