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City of Fairfax · City Council
City of Fairfax City Council Special Meeting, Tuesday, May 6, 2025
City of Fairfax City Council meeting · video 4h 10m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 1 Approved, unanimously the consideration for remote participation by Councilmember Amos pursuant to Code of Virginia Sec. 2.2-3708.2. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.a Approved, unanimously to approve an ordinance readopting Chapter 90, Article II, Division 1, Section 90-33 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to classification and taxation of certain real property in the City of Fairfax used for or zoned for commercial and industrial purposes. Such ordinance shall include a tax rate for such real property for calendar year 2025 of $0.125 per $100 of assessed value, revenues from which to be used exclusively for transportation purposes that benefit the City of Fairfax. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.b Approved, unanimously to approve an ordinance amending and readopting Chapter 102, Article II, Section 102-31(b) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia to increase the rates for wastewater services by 6.0 percent. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.c Approved, unanimously to approve an ordinance amending and readopting Chapter 102, Article V, Section 102-203(b), setting the rate per billing unit to be used in calculating the stormwater utility fee for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025 at $34.30. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.d Approved, unanimously to take no action on an ordinance amending Chapter 90 (Taxation), Article VI (Tax on Meals), Section 90-262 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to the levy and amount of tax on meals. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.e Approved, unanimously to adopt the General Fund, Capital Fund, Wastewater Fund, Stormwater Utility Fund, Cable Grant Fund, Old Town Service District Fund, Transit Fund, Transportation Tax Fund and ARPA Fund FY 2026 Budgets, as presented by the City Manager, together with the proposed FY 2026 Schedule of Rates and Levies, the FY 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program, the FY 2026 health benefit contribution rates, a 2.0% merit increase effective January 1, 2026 for eligible general scale employees, and the programmed annual step increase for public safety employees who were moved to the step system. The motion had previously been amended 4-3, Councilmembers Hall, McQuillen, and Peterson opposed, to incorporate all changes included in the budget change document (Attachment I, previously published). · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.e Approved, unanimously to set the real estate tax rate effective as of January 1, 2025 at $1.0550 per one hundred dollars of assessed value, set the personal property and machinery and tools tax rate effective as of January 1, 2025 at $4.13 per one hundred dollars assessed valuation based upon the assessment ratio of one hundred percent of fair market value, and set the personal property tax rate effective as of January 1, 2025 at $.01 per one hundred dollars assessed valuation for those members of volunteer fire departments or volunteer rescue squads qualifying under the city code. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 3.e Approved, unanimously to approve the appropriation resolutions for the general, capital, wastewater, transit, stormwater utility, cable, old town, transportation tax, debt service, and ARPA funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, reflecting all changes approved as part of the FY 2026 budget adoption, immediately prior to this action. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
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- 00:02:34
Item 2 Public hearings. Post
- 00:07:34
Item 3 Items not requiring a public hearing. Post
- 00:15:45
Item 3.b Consideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 102, Article II, Section 102-31 Post
- 00:20:55
Item 3.c Consideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 102, Article V, Section 102-203 Post
- 00:38:30
Item 3.d Consideration of no action on amending Chapter 90 Post
- 00:46:13
Item 3.e Consideration and appropriation of the FY 2026 Budget Post
- 04:10:35
Adjournment. Post
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On the agenda
Items as listed by the city, with staff reports. Not results.
1. Call the special meeting to order.
3. Items not requiring a public hearing.
- 3.aConsideration of an ordinance amending and readopting Chapter 90, Article II, Division 1, Section 90-33 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to classification and taxation of certain real property in the City of Fairfax used for zoned for commercial and industrial purposes, and to establish a separate tax rate on such real property effective as of January 1, 2025, revenue from
- 3.bConsideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 102, Article II, Section 102-31(b) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia to increase the wastewater utility rate by 6.0 percent for FY26.
- 3.cConsideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 102, Article V, Section 102-203(b) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia to set the rate for stormwater utility service furnished by the City at $34.30 per BU (Billing Unit); a 6.0 percent increase.
- 3.dConsideration of no action on amending Chapter 90 (Taxation), Article VI (Tax on Meals), Section 90-262 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, pertaining to the levy and amount of tax on meals.
- 3.eConsideration and appropriation of the FY 2026 Budget (including all sub-budgets contained therein), together with the FY 2026 Schedule of Rates and Levies, the FY 2026 – 2030 Capital Improvement Program, and the establishment of the corresponding Real Estate Tax Rate and the Personal Property Tax Rates.