Important Dates: 

11/8/24- Due Date for Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) project requests

11/20/24- Budget Call Issued and Draft Budget Calendar Approved by Accomack County Board of Supervisors

• FY 26 Budget Call Memo
• FY 26 Budget Calendar

12/11/24 - CIP Presentation to the Planning Commission

• FY2026 Capital Improvement Plan

12/20/24 - Operating & Capital Budget Request Due

1/8/25 - Planning Commission CIP Public Hearing 

2/3/25 - Presentation of County Administrator's proposed budget

February 3, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting synopsis:

The Accomack County Board of Supervisors kicked off the Fiscal Year 2026 budget season with a meeting on February 3, 2025. Accomack County Administrator, Mr. Michael Mason, presented a power point to the Board for the proposed FY26 budget that included a budget "at-a-glance", guiding budget priorities, overall budget highlights, tax rates, a review of major funds, and other related items.

Some highlights from the proposed budget are:

• $0.05 increase in real estate tax rates dedicated to Emergency Medical Services.  No increase in personal property tax rates.
•  Sets aside $3,550,000 in additional funds for wastewater needs in Northern Accomack.
• Imposes a $0.10 per pack increase for Cigarette taxes bringing total tax to $0.30 per pack.
• An increase of $314,042 to the Accomack County Schools derived from the County's revenue sharing formula.
• Fund $9.5 million in capital spending, mostly from unassigned fund balance.
• No new debt is proposed.
• Scheduled contribution to the Rainy-Day Fund by allocating another $972,774.
• Provides for a 3% Cost of Living Increase effective 7/1/25 for full-time and part-time positions dependent upon final state budget.
• Adds two permanent full-time positions for an Animal Control Officer and a Senior Manager to oversee new EMS Drug box Program.

 The Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday, February 5, to continue the budget process and hear from County departments and agencies regarding their Fiscal Year 2026 requests.  

• Accomack County FY26 Proposed Budget & Tax Rates Presentation
• Budget Request Summary FY26
• Annual Fiscal Plan Proposed FY26

2/5/25 - Department and Agency budget presentations to Board of Supervisors

2/13/25 -Board of Supervisors Budget Work Session 

Deliberations on the FY 26 Budget continued during the work session. Updated recommendations can be found in the Budget Request Summary FY2026 updated 2025.02.13

2/25/25 - School Board budget presentation to the Board of Supervisors (Rescheduled from 2/19/25).

3/24/25 - Accomack County Budget Work Session - 6:00 pm at Metompkin Elementary School.

4/7/25 - Public Hearing on Accomack County budget & tax increase - 6:00 pm at Metompkin Elementary School.

4/14/25-Adoption of FY26 Budget, Tax Rates & CIP - 5:00 p.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers.

5/20/25 - Budget Communication shared with departments and agencies.

• Adopted Budget Communication-FY26