Board of Supervisors

Lane Auditorium

Agenda — 13 items

1. 1. Call to Order. ▶ jump to 0:01
2. 2 Public Hearings:
3. 2. Calendar Year 2025 Real Property Tax Rates. To receive comments public comment on the proposed real property tax rates for Calendar Year 2025. a. Assessment Increase: Total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last calendar year's total assessed value of real property by 5.1 percent. b. Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate which would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last calendar year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above, would be $0.813 per $100 of assessed value. This rate will be known as the "lowered tax rate." c. The County of Albemarle proposes to adopt a tax rate of $0.894 per $100 of assessed value for calendar year 2025. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed tax rate would be $0.081 per $100, or 9.96 percent. This difference will be known as the "effective tax rate increase.". d. Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues, including borrowed funds, the total budget of the County of Albemarle will be greater than last fiscal year's by 0.2 percent. 25-242 ▶ jump to 0:50
4. 3. Calendar Year 2025 Personal Property Tax Rates. To receive public comment on a proposed increase in the tax rate from $3.96 per $100 of assessed value to $4.28 per $100 of assessed value, on all classes of property subject to taxation by the County pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 8 of the County Code, including tangible personal property; tangible personal property employed in a trade or business that is not otherwise classified as machinery and tools; merchants’ capital; short-term rental property, with an original cost of less than $500; and machinery and tools, as enabled by Title 58.1, Chapter 35 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, to be effective on and after January 1, 2025. 25-243 ▶ jump to 14:05
5. 4. From the Board: Committee Reports and Matters Not Listed on the Agenda. ▶ jump to 22:00
6. 5. From the County Executive: Report on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda. ▶ jump to 26:33
7. 6. Adjourn to May 7, 2025, 1:00 p.m., Lane Auditorium. ▶ jump to 26:40
8. 8 page break
9. 9 Thank you for attending today's public hearing. During the 2025 Calendar Year, the Chair is Jim Andrews and the Vice-Chair is Diantha H. McKeel.
10. 10 Opportunities for the public to access and participate in this meeting are posted on the Albemarle County website on the Board of Supervisors home page and on the Albemarle County calendar. Participation will include the opportunity to comment on those matters for which comments from the public will be received. During the time set aside for "Public Comment on: Matters Previously Considered or Currently Pending Before the Board (Other than Scheduled Public Hearings)", individuals are allowed three minutes to speak. Up to 10 persons may speak during each “From the Public” session. The 10 speakers are determined on a first-come, first-served basis. Each speaker may speak at only one “Matters from the Public” session at each meeting. The sign-up period closes when “Matters from the Public” begins. Electronic presentation materials may be displayed by a member of the public provided it is emailed to the Clerk at least 48 hours in advance of the Board meeting. During Public Hearings, the Board will only acknowledge speakers addressing the item listed for Public Hearing. Speakers are limited to one appearance of three minutes per public hearing item, unless otherwise decided. Applicants are limited to a ten-minute presentation of their proposal and are allowed a five-minute rebuttal at the close of the public hearing. To speak during Public Hearings and "From the Public” Albemarle County community members may sign up online in advance of the meeting at https://albemarle.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Click on eComment for the select meeting. To create an account, click on the sign-up link at the top right corner of the eComment webpage. Community Members who are unable to sign up in advance of the meeting may do so during the meeting either through the webinar chat or in person, provided there are remaining slots available. If you require assistance, please contact the clerk’s office at clerk@albemarle.org or call 434-296-5843. Time keeping is conducted by the Clerk. In order to give all speakers equal treatment and courtesy, the Board requests that speakers adhere to the following guidelines:
11. 11 Time keeping is conducted through a timer and a light system at the podium. The green light will go on when you begin speaking and this begins your allotted time; a yellow light indicates you have one minute to finish your comment; a red light indicates your time has expired. In order to give all speakers equal treatment and courtesy, the Board requests that speakers adhere to the following guidelines: • When called to the speaker's podium, state your name and magisterial district • Address comments directly to the Board as a whole • Give written statements and other supporting material to the Clerk • If you represent a group or organization, you may ask others present to raise their hands and be recognized • If you exceed your allotted time, you will be asked to end your comments • If a speaker does not use all allocated time, the unused time may not be shared with another speaker • Speakers are permitted one opportunity to comment during each of the public comment periods per meeting • Back-and-forth debate is prohibited • Do not speak from your seat or out of turn • Persons in the audience are encouraged to raise their hands to indicate their support or opposition to speakers at the podium or any item during the meeting • Please refrain from applause and other forms of approval or disapproval, as a courtesy to each speaker • Signs are permitted in the meeting room so long as they are not attached to any stick or pole and do not obstruct the view of persons attending the meeting
12. 12 All comments are live streamed, recorded and published on the Albemarle County website. Please turn all devise notifications to vibrate.
13. 13 Clerk, Board of County Supervisors 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596