Town Council — 2025-03-13

The Centreville Town Council held a FY2025 budget work session on March 13, 2025. Council reviewed revenues and proposed budget changes: the property tax rate is set at 0.535 per $100 producing $3,913,944 in revenue with a planned transfer to fund balance of $123,146; property values rose ~20% while property tax revenue rose 7%, and staff noted each 0.01 cut to the rate reduces revenue by about $120,000. The public utility tax remains $13.00 per $100 (cable company inclusion pending state assessment) and water/sewer rates follow the 5% increase in Ordinance 06-2020. Department-level changes and highlights include a $39,000 increase in Administration special events to fund fireworks for the 250th anniversary, discussions about making First Fridays a town event, adding a full-time Zoning Administrator (reducing contract services), salary increases for COLA/merit plus a summer intern, a 10% flat health insurance increase, a 5% cost transfer from the General Fund to the Enterprise Fund, Police increases for an additional K9 unit and related software, Streets requests including a $50,000 sidewalk revolving fund and a seasonal hire, Parks items including a pump-out station contingent on grant funding and ongoing phragmites removal, and requests for more Main Street revenue detail. No citizens spoke during the forum.