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§ 15.2-2507 Amendment of budget

A. Any locality may amend its budget to adjust the aggregate amount to be appropriated during the current fiscal year as shown in the currently adopted budget as prescribed by § 15.2-2504. However, any such amendment which exceeds one percent of the total expenditures shown in the currently adopted budget must be accomplished by publishing notice of a meeting and a public hearing in accordance with § 15.2-1427. The notice shall state the governing body’s intent to amend the budget and include a brief synopsis of the proposed budget amendment. Any local governing body may adopt such amendment at the advertised meeting, after first providing a public hearing during such meeting on the proposed budget amendments.

B. Pursuant to the requirements of §§ 15.2-1609.1, 15.2-1609.7, 15.2-1636.8, and 15.2-1636.13 through 15.2-1636.17 every county and city shall appropriate as part of its annual budget or in amendments thereto amounts for salaries, expenses and other allowances for its constitutional officers that are not less than those established for such offices in the locality by the Compensation Board pursuant to applicable law or, in the event of an appeal pursuant to § 15.2-1636.9, by the circuit court in accordance with the provisions of that section.

History

This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 319 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 523; in 1997, chapters 587 and 602; in 2007, chapter 297; in 2024, chapters 225 and 242.

1983, c. 319, § 15.1-162.1; 1984, c. 523; 1997, cc. 587, 602; 2007, c. 297; 2024, cc. 225, 242.

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Amendment Attempts

HB2676: Budgets, local; modifies existing requirements for advertising, etc. when a locality amends.

HB1879: Real estate tax relief for the elderly and handicapped.

HB1879: Government, local; alternatives to publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, etc. (failed)

HB2355: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc; (failed)

HB401: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings. (failed)

HB586: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings. (failed)

HB2079: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc. (failed)

HB773: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, etc. (failed)

HB1051: Constitutional officers; if proposed budget reduces funding of such officer, 14 day written notice. (passed)

SB124: Constitutional officers; if proposed budget reduces funding of such officer, 14 day written notice. (passed)

HB1438: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc. (failed)

HB129: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc.

HB129: Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc. (failed)

HB443: Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc. (failed)

HB1488: Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc. (passed)