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City of Fairfax · City Council
City of Fairfax City Council Meeting, Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026
City of Fairfax City Council meeting · video 4h 44m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 4 Approved, unanimously, the adoption of the agenda with the removal of agenda item #16: Closed meeting for consultation with legal counsel for legal advice on non-litigation matters. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 6.d Approved, unanimously, the consent agenda. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
- 7.a Approved, unanimously, to continue the public hearing and defer action until May 12, 2026. · Unanimous Official minutes (Granicus)
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City Council: see the official minutes for the members present. Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.
Moments worth watching
- 00:04:47
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:12:50
Item 4 Adoption of the agenda. Post
- 00:13:31
Item 5 Initial general public comment period Post
- 00:45:10
Consent agenda motion. Post
- 00:46:15
Public comment / public hearing begins. Post
- 01:21:42
Item 7.b Public hearing on the proposed FY27 budget. Post
- 01:31:33
Item 11.a Review of the Capital Improvement Program, Stormwater Utility Fund, and Wastewater Fund. Post
- 04:09:48
Item 11.b Discussion of a possible increase in the compensation Post
- 04:24:40
Item 13 Future Meeting Topics Post
- 04:35:29
Item 14 City Manager report out Post
Times are approximate and open the official meeting video (City of Fairfax video archive (Granicus)) at that point. Search every spoken word in Find the Moment. Machine transcript (speech-to-text); check the video before quoting.
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Machine transcript (speech-to-text) produced by Coraggio Consulting. Not an official city record. Names and numbers may be misspelled; check the video at the timestamp before quoting.
On the agenda
Items as listed by the city, with staff reports. Not results.
1. Call the special meeting to order. 6:45 P.M.
2. Closed meeting to discuss appointments to boards and commissions.
3. Adjourn.
1. Call the regular meeting to order. 7:00 P.M.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Presentations and Proclamations.
- 3.aPresentation of a proclamation acknowledging March 31, 2026 as Transgender Day of Visibility in the City of Fairfax
4. Adoption of the agenda.
5. Initial general public comment period (A maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker for any city matters not requiring a public hearing. The speakers who have registered with the city clerk’s office (703-385-7935) prior to 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting may speak at this time. Any remaining speak
6. Consent agenda.
- 6.aConsideration of the March 3, 2026 Work Session Minutes.
- 6.bConsideration of the March 10, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes.
- 6.cConsideration of the March 10, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.
- 6.dConsideration of a resolution establishing Procedures for Use of the Construction Management and Design-Build Methods of Construction Contracting.
7. Public hearings.
- 7.aPublic hearing and consideration of an ordinance amending and re-enacting Chapter 38 (Environment), Article II (Noise), of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to noise mitigation and the regulation of loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises
- 7.bPublic hearing on the proposed FY27 budget. (No Council action.)