Fairfax County Announces Budget Timeline
Fairfax County Executive Anthony H. Griffin will present his proposed fisca plan for FY 2008 to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Monday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. during the regularly scheduled board meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The meeting will be shown live on Fairfax County Government Channel 16, which is also video streamed live at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable.
Staff from the Department of Management and Budget will be available to speak to civic organizations, homeowners associations and community groups regarding the proposed fiscal plan for 2008. To arrange for someone to speak to your group, call 703-324-2391, TTY 711, or e-mail DMBinfo@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Channel 16 will repeat the county executive's presentation on Friday, March 2, at 9 p.m. and Monday, March 5, at 9 p.m. It also can be viewed as part of the Board of Supervisors meeting replays on Tuesday, Feb. 27, beginning at 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 3, at 10 a.m. It will be available as video-on-demand on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable throughout the month of March.
Public hearings on the FY 2008 fiscal plan have been set for April 9, 10 and 11, at 7 p.m. with the School Board presentation to the Board of Supervisors scheduled on April 10 at 6 p.m. Those wishing to speak at any of the public hearings should contact the Office of the Clerk to the Board at 703-324-3151, TTY 703-324-3903, to place their names on the speakers list or sign up online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/bos/speaker_bos.htm All of the board's public hearings will be held in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, and will be televised live on Fairfax County Government Channel 16.
Budget markup is scheduled for Monday, April 23, at 10 a.m. The formal adoption of the budget is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 30, at 10 a.m. during the regularly scheduled board meeting.
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Fairfax County Government's Channel 16 is available on the Internet. All meetings aired on Channel 16 also can be viewed on your computer via live video streaming. Go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov and click on Channel 16 Live.
CONTENTS
1. Board of Supervisors - Agenda (Feb. 26) and Action s (Feb. 5)
2. Board of Zoning Appeals (Feb. 27)
3. Planning Commission (Feb. 28, March 1)
4. Public Meetings (most recent schedule)
5. News Releases (most recent)
6. Links to County Resources Online
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1A. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA
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The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, in the Fairfax County Government Center Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The draft agenda is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/board/bdagenda/schedule.htm. To locate information for a specific district in the agenda, click on the binocular icon on the PDF's Adobe Acrobat toolbar and enter the district name into the Adobe Acrobat search function. Click on "search" and use the list that appears to link to agenda items related to the specific district. Directions to the Fairfax County Government Center are available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/maps/locatMap.htm.
For a meeting schedule and past agendas, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/board/bdagenda/schedule.htm Supervisors meetings are aired live on Fairfax County Government's Channel 16. A replay of the morning session is aired the next day, Tuesday, at 8 p.m. A replay of the entire meeting is cablecast each Saturday following the board meeting beginning at 10 a.m. Channel 16 also cablecasts the agenda for each board meeting at 8 p.m. on the Friday and Sunday preceding each Monday meeting. The agenda is aired as part of the Channel 16 Bulletin Board on the Monday morning of the board meeting beginning at 8 a.m. A review copy of the final board agenda also is available at county regional libraries on the Friday prior to each
Monday meeting.
Each regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors begins with recognitio n of residents and presentations. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/presentations.htm to view photos from the most recent meeting. For more information, questions or a printed copy of the meeting agenda:
Call the County Executive's Office at 703-324-2531, TTY 711.
Send e-mail to mailto:CoExec@fairfaxcounty.gov
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1B. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTIONS
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The Board of Supervisors last met on Monday, Feb. 5. The summary of board actions is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/browse-pdf.htm. To locate information for a specific district in the summary, click on the binocular icon on the PDF's Adobe Acrobat toolbar and enter the district name into the Adobe Acrobat search function. Click on "search" and use the list that appears to link to agenda items related to the specific district.
To view pa st summaries or to conduct a search, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/bos/main.htm
For more information, questions or a printed copy of the Clerk's Board Summary: Call the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors at 703-324-3151, TTY 703-324-3903.
Send e-mail to mailto:clerktotheBOS@fairfaxcounty.gov
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2. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
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The Board of Zoning Appeals is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Fairfax County Government Center Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The agenda is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/bza/weeklyagenda. To locate information for a specific district in the agenda, click on the binocular icon on the PDF's Adobe Acrobat toolbar and enter the district name into the Adobe Acrobat search function. Click on "search" and u se the list that appears to link to agenda items related to the specific district. Directions to the Fairfax County Government Center are available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/maps/locatMap.htm.
To view past agendas, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/bza/weeklyagenda
Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are aired live on Fairfax County Government's Channel 16.
For more Board of Zoning Appeals information or questions:
Call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-324-1280, TTY 711.
Send e-mail to mailto:clerktobza@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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3. PLANNING COMMISSION
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The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, and Thursday, March 1, in the Fairfax County Government Center Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The Feb. 28 agenda is availa ble at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning/calendar/CalendarFeb07.pdf.
The March 1 agenda is available at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning/calendar/CalendarMar07.pdf.
To locate information for a specific district in the agenda, click on the binocular icon on the PDF's Adobe Acrobat toolbar and enter the district name into the Adobe Acrobat search function. Click on "search" and use the list that appears to link to agenda items related to the specific district.
The Planning Commission's Policy and Procedures Committee is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Board Conference Room (behind the Board Auditorium), Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The topic will be the 2007 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Work Program. More information is available at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning/committee.htm#policy.
Directions to the Fairfax County Government Cente r are available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/maps/locatMap.htm
To view Planning Commission information, including the newsletter "Planning Communicator," meeting calendars and the summaries and minutes of past meetings, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning/
Planning Commission meetings are aired live on Fairfax County Government's Channel 16.
For more Planning Commission information, questions or a printed copy of the agenda:
Call the Planning Commission office at 703-324-2865, TTY 703-324-7951.
Send e-mail to mailto:plancom@fairfaxcounty.gov
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4. PUBLIC MEETINGS
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To view the calendar of public meetings online visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar/?D=CEX-OPA&C=Public-Meetings
All meeting times and locations are subject to change. The online calendar will be updated ofte n so you may want to check it again as it gets closer to the meeting date. For more information relating to specific meetings, please call the contact number listed. For general information about the calendar, please call the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
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5. NEWS RELEASES AND NEWS TO USE
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To read news releases that were recently issued by the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/newsreleases.htm. You will find information on a wide range of topics, such as the Fairfax County Web site to be unavailable Feb. 17-19; free tree seedlings that will be available for spring planting; and much more.
To see news releases that have been issued by other county agencies, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/today and scroll down to the news releases section at the bottom.
Fairfax County News to Use is a new online information resource for residents, community organizations and businesses. Located at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news, the publication presents ongoing highlights of the county in one central location, including news articles, key links, photos, e-government resources and calendars. Fairfax County News to Use is published by the Office of Public Affairs with contributions from county agencies and departments.
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6. LINKS TO COUNTY RESOURCES ONLINE
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The following is a list of links to various county resources online.
Fairfax County Web Site
www.fairfaxcounty.gov
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/
Budget Information
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/budget
Emergency Information
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency
Channel 16 Viewing Guide
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable/channel16/schedule.htm
County Government Holidays
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/today/holidays.htm
Economic Development Authority
www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/calendar.cfm
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