Meals and admissions taxes are on the calendar this week in Williamsburg…the Williamsburg-James City County school board starts gaming out its new budget…and real estate appraisals are expected to increase by double digits, on average, in James City County and York County.
Besides covering inflation and construction projects, keeping staff compensation competitive remains a constant theme of budgeting exercises for local government. York County says it will cost $8 million this year to make staff pay competitive in the local market.
And as always, uncertainty about federal and state budgeting impact local planning. Over the next few months local governments will flesh out plans for next year’s fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Here’s a blow-by-blow account of important dates along that journey this week:
Williamsburg-James City County Schools
Local school board members hold their first work session on the new school budget Tuesday, knowing they are alread…