AGENDA DATE: 5/21/2025
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Compensation Increase for Board of Supervisors Members
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: To schedule a public hearing to consider a proposed ordinance amending County Code ? 2-202 to increase the Board of Supervisors' compensation by 3%
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Herrick, Shifflett, Rice
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Virginia Code ? 15.2-1414.3 enables boards of supervisors to establish board members' salaries annually by ordinance, and limits the maximum annual salary based on localities' populations. It also stipulates that the maximum annual salaries provided for each population bracket may be adjusted by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent.
The Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance in 1984, establishing the Board members' salaries effective July 1, 1985. Since 1998, the Board has consistently increased members' salaries by an amount equal to the average salary increase provided to employees of the County.
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DISCUSSION: With the FY26 budget adoption on May 7, 2025, the County implemented a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment for staff, effective July 1, 2025, to support increasing wages in response to inflation and to remain competitive with employers in our area.
Staff has prepared a proposed ordinance (Attachment A) to amend County Code ? 2-202 to increase the compensation of Board members by 3%, to include the stipends for the Board chair and vice-chair, which the Board can consider following a public hearing. Because Virginia Code ? 15.2-1414.3 provides that board members' salaries shall be established on a fiscal year basis, the ordinance includes an effective date of July 1, 2025.
BUDGET IMPACT: The proposed 3% adjustment will increase Board member...
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