Board of Supervisors Regular Second Meeting   4/15/2026

Attachments

  • 1. Call to Order.

  • 2. Pledge of Allegiance.

  • 3. Moment of Silence.

  • 4. Adoption of Final Agenda.

  • 5. Brief Announcements by Board Members.

  • 6. Proclamations and Recognitions:

  • 6.1. Proclamation Recognizing May as Older Americans’ Month.

  • 7. Public Comment on: Matters Previously Considered or Currently Pending Before the Board (Other than Scheduled Public Hearings).

  • 8. Consent Agenda (on next sheet)

  • 2:45 p.m. - Work Session:

  • 9. AC44 Implementation - Five Proposed Work Projects.

  • 10. 4:15 p.m. - Closed Meeting.

  • 11. Certify Closed Meeting.

  • 6:00 p.m.

  • 12. From the County Executive: Report on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.

  • 13. Public Comment on: Matters Previously Considered or Currently Pending Before the Board (Other than Scheduled Public Hearings).

  • Public Hearings:

  • 14. Public Hearing to Amend County Code Chapter 1, Article 5 (Fee Schedule). To receive public comment on a proposed ordinance to amend Albemarle County Code § 1-501 (Building Fees), § 1-502 (Subdivision Fees), § 1-503 (Water Protection Fees), § 1-504 (Zoning Fees), and § 1-505 (Miscellaneous Fees).

  • 15. Calendar Year 2026 Real Property Tax Rates. To receive public comment on the proposed real property tax rates for Calendar Year 2026. (1) Assessment Increase: Total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last calendar year's total assessed value of real property by 6.2 percent. (2) Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate which would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last calendar year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above, would be $0.842 per $100 of assessed value. This rate will be known as the "lowered tax rate." (3) Effective Rate Increase: The County of Albemarle proposes to adopt a tax rate of $0.894 per $100 of assessed value for calendar year 2026. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed tax rate would be $0.052 per $100, or 6.18 percent. This difference will be known as the "effective tax rate increase." (4) Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the

  • 16. Calendar Year 2026 Personal Property Tax Rates. To receive public comment on its proposed increase in the tax rate from $4.28 per $100 of assessed value to $4.43 per $100 of assessed value, on all classes of property subject to taxation by the County pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 8 of the County Code, including tangible personal property; tangible personal property employed in a trade or business that is not otherwise classified as machinery and tools; merchants’ capital; short-term rental property, with an original cost of less than $500; and machinery and tools, as enabled by Title 58.1, Chapter 35 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, to be effective on and after January 1, 2026.

  • 17. Public Hearing on the Board of Supervisors FY 2027 Proposed Budget. To receive public comment on the Proposed FY 27 Operating and Capital Budgets.

  • 18. From the Board: Committee Reports and Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.

  • 19. Adjourn to April 22, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Lane Auditorium.

  • CONSENT AGENDA

  • 8. FOR APPROVAL (by recorded vote):

  • 8.1. Approval of Minutes: January 14, January 21 and February 4, 2026.

  • 8.2. Authorization to Participate in the Six Remnant Defendants National Opioid Settlement.

  • 8.3. License Agreement for Additional Northside Library Parking.

  • 8.4. Utility Easement along Townwood Drive.

  • 8.5. Free Bridge Lane Discontinuance Resolution.

  • 8. FOR INFORMATION (no vote necessary):

  • 8.6. Facilities and Environmental Services (FES) Quarterly Report Q3 – FY26.

  • 8.7. Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Quarterly Report.

  • 8.8. Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) Quarterly Report.

  • Thank you for attending today's public hearing. During the 2026 Calendar Year, the Chair is Ned Gallaway and the Vice-Chair is Fred Missel.

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