►
From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Budget Update
Description
Discussions from the March 2018 Arlington County Board Meeting.
https://countyboard.arlingtonva.us/
A
B
Our
budget
process
generally
runs
from
the
end
of
February
until
budget
adoption
at
the
end
of
April,
so
we
are
right
in
the
middle
of
it.
We've
got
11
budget
work
sessions
which
we're
engaged
in
the
thick
of
right.
Now
these
are
opportunities
for
board
members
to
get
deep
in
the
weeds
of
the
budget.
Ask
staff
questions
this
year.
There
are
cuts
on
the
table.
Commercial
real
estate
assessments
came
in
lower
than
what
we
had
anticipated,
which
meant
that
we
had
to
find
sources
to
cut
from
the
budget.
So
that
means
board.
B
A
B
An
interesting
question,
one
of
the
things
that's
been
really
striking,
I
think
not
necessarily
tied
to
the
work
sessions
but
in
terms
of
the
public
communications
we've
had
with
folks
is
well.
Perhaps
it's
not
surprising
how
much
Arlene
Toni
ins
have
a
passion
for
the
programs
that
they
enjoy.
But
you
know
this
is
a
budget
where
our
manager
and
the
department
heads
took
great
care
to
make
sure
that
cuts
really
didn't
reduce
the
services.
B
But
one
of
the
things
that's
been
surprising
is
even
if
the
impacts
to
the
residents
aren't,
there
aren't
felt
as
impacts
to
the
residents.
People
are
still
very
protective
of
their
services.
A
great
example
is
the
55
plus
program
which
presents
an
opportunity
for
those
who
participate
in
parks
and
recreation
programs
or
seniors
to
go
far
and
wide
around
the
region
and
go
on
field
trips
and
day
trips.
One
of
the
the
budgetary
impacts
or
elements
is
to
contract
out
the
bus
services.
B
C
To
me
that
that's
not
a
start,
because
I'm
kind
of
used
to
it,
my
20
third
budget,
but
you
know
if
you
count
this
school
board,
but
I
actually
have
been
somewhat
surprised
at
their.
There
hasn't
been
more
outcry
about
programs
and
I
think
as
yeah
I.
Think
as
you
set
it
up,
it's
what
it's,
because
this
they
took
a
really
great
care
in
making
cut.
There
wasn't
a
meat
axe
approach.
C
A
B
Know
what
I
think
has
been
striking
this
year
with
the
roundtables,
the
huge
number
of
people
participating
in
open
door,
Monday's
and
then
I
think
what
will
experience
at
the
hearing
on
April
3rd
at
7:00
p.m.
if
people
would
like
to
come
in
for
the
budget
hearing
is
there's
more
cross-fertilization
and
more
conversation
happening,
I.
Think
in
the
past,
when
we've
done
a
lot
of
online
engagement
or
letter-writing
engagement,
you
focus
on
the
issue
that
matters
to
you
and
I.
B
Think
it's
incredibly
salient,
for
you
know
public
safety
personnel,
for
example,
to
be
in
a
room
when
somebody
maybe
has
come
to
advocate
about
Arlington,
independent
media
or
the
shredder
for
them
to
also
hear
the
concerns
of
our
public
safety
personnel
who
are
raising
to
our
attention
that
their
compensation,
maybe
isn't
keeping
pace
with
the
region
and
therefore
creating
a
you
know
a
large
number
of
vacancies
among
their
ranks.
So
there's
this
sort
of
opportunity
for
folks
to
hear
from
one
another
about
their
priorities.
B
You
know,
although
I
think
we
always
wish
we
were
in
a
budget
year
where
everything
was
expanding
and
growing
sure
that
nevertheless,
has
been
one
of
the
positives.
I
think
coming
out
of
some
of
these
new
engagement
opportunities
for
people
to
hear
how
different
offsets
and
different
programs
affect
different
members
of
the
community
and.
C
I
might
jump
in
here
one
of
the
things
our
manager
did,
which,
more
so
than
in
the
past
I
think
is.
He
did
a
little
foreshadowing
for
the
future.
So
if
you
read
the
managers,
note
which
he
did
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
so
this
is
it.
This
is
not
an
easy
budget
year,
we
always
say
they're
hard,
but
this
one,
it
really
kind
of
is
but
I
think
we've
approaching
it
very
well.
C
Next
year's
gonna
be
harder,
I
think
I,
think
we're
gonna
have
to
have
some
really
difficult
conversations
and
we're
kind
of
foreshadowing
talking
about
that.
So
this
engagement
now
is
really
good,
but
we're
gonna
have
to
step
it
up,
and
so,
when
we're
done
with
this
budget,
we're
not
gonna
just
like
sit
back
and
go,
we
can
relax
until
next
fall.
I
think
we're.
C
I
think
we're
gonna
have
to
do
some
real.
You
know
there
are
too
many
perfect
storms
coming
together
and
Katie.
You
mentioned
the
you
know.
What
we're
facing
is
the
decline
in
the
value
of
the
commercial
real
estate,
and
that
is
what's
happening,
the
office
market
nationwide
and
we're
starting
to
realize
that's,
not
gonna,
come
back
so
well.
We've
always
been
based
on
a
50/50
50%
with
our
houses,
our
residents.
You
know
we
live
here
and
50
percent
of
the
commercial,
the
businesses
and
that's
been
a
nice
balance.
That's
probably
gonna
change
and
more.
C
A
B
On
the
table,
that's
a
great
question
Kara,
so
we
have
set
the
box.
We
act
pretty
soon
to
advertise
a
tax
rate
which
we
did
last
month
in
March
within
that,
as
long
as
we
find
offsets
for
any
ads,
we
can
really
start
from
scratch
with
this
budget.
I
think
people
generally
don't
see
us
do
that
in
part,
because
we
respect
the
professional
expertise
of
the
manager
and.
B
It
is
our
job
to
channel
the
community's
priorities,
and
you
know
what
might
be
most
cost
effective,
for
example,
may
sometimes
come
in
a
conflict
with
what
the
the
community
might
value.
You
know
the
manager
often
takes
a
hard
look,
and
we
appreciate
this
very
much
at
other
jurisdictions.
Right
benchmarking,
us
there
are
some
ways
in
which
Arlington
wants
to
be
in
line
with
fellow
jurisdictions.
Public
Safety
pay
is
a
great
example
when
we're
not
in
line
that
has
consequences,
but
there
are
some
others.
There
may
be
programs
legacy.
C
I
think
we're
in
the
discussion,
particularly
with
aim
and
then,
if
I
can
just
a
small
example
and
I,
don't
know
where
we're
gonna
end
up
or
even
quite
where
I'm
gonna
end
up
yet
the
shredder.
The
shredder
is
a
very
small
amount
of
money,
and
you
know
our
staff
didson
look
at
more
people
in
Arlington
by
just
you
know,
multiples,
come
and
use
that
and
I
realize
I
think
in
part
it's
more
than
just
a
shredder,
and
you
know
we
need
to
kind
of
think
about
that.
C
If
some
of
things
do
you
make
Arlington
the
community,
it
is
it's
a
people
get
together
and
they
talk.
They
talk
about
standing
in
line,
but
I
think
actually
people
kind
of
like
to
visit
with
each
other
to
some
extent.
So
that's
something
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
it's,
it's
not
a
lot
of
money
and
it
may
be
providing
some
benefits
that
go
way
beyond
shredding.
That's
what
I
was
trying
to
say.
I.
A
B
A
good
question:
I,
don't
I,
none
of
us
have
been
county
board
members
and
other
communities
I
think
you
know,
especially.
We
look
at
our
peer
jurisdictions
in
Northern
Virginia
and
we
all
have
an
opportunity
to
interact
with
our
counterparts
and
Loudoun
and
Fairfax
and
Alexandria
and
beyond.
You
know
this
is
an
incredibly
highly
educated
population
that
has
very
high
expectations
of
their
government,
so
I
don't
know
that
we're
any
more
or
less
than
any
other
jurisdiction,
but
you
know
I
would
say,
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
budget.
A
B
Of
our
deliberations
are
broadcast
with
closed
captioning.
They
are
available
and
preserved,
so
people
can
go
back
and
look
at
them
online
budget,
Arlington,
Va
u.s..
You
can
see
all
of
them
there.
We
strive
to
be
out
in
the
community
and
hearing
from
people
and
provide
many
opportunities
for
folks
to,
and
it's
really
important
to
us
that
people
feel
like
this
is
their
budget
too,
and
although
we
cannot
meet
everybody's
requests
and
satisfy
every
need,
we
do
want
everyone
who
participates
to
feel
heard
and
respected
yeah,
because
that's.
C
No
and
I
would
say
because
I've
been
at
this
sort
of
a
long
time
and
have
done
you
know
some
national
confidence
I
think
we
do
do
far
more
than
most
places.
Sometimes
we've
gone
and
I've
described.
You
know
in
the
school
science
it's
a
CI,
and
here
we
have
all
of
our
commissions
a
lot
of
times.
People
are
just
like
what
Wow
and
that
really
helps
so
that
they
just
find
themselves
funding
running
into
problems.
C
They
really
don't
have
that
kind
of
way
for
people
to
do
inputs
and
I
was
taught
I,
don't
know
if
it's
apocryphal,
but
one
of
our
staff
was
in
Fairfax
one
time
we
were
doing
boundary
changes
which
we
do
a
lot
of
said.
We
just
got
a
letter
in
the
mail
saying
where
our
kids
are
going
to
school
and
accident.
There's,
there's
no
there's,
there's.
C
C
B
Absolutely
so
we
have
a
budget
hearing
on
April
3rd
at
7
p.m.
in
the
boardroom,
and
then
we
have
a
tax
rate
hearing
an
April
5th
at
the
same
time,
7
p.m.
two
nights
later
you
know
people
generally,
especially
when
you're
looking
at
having
to
make
cuts.
We
tend
to
hear
more
from
people
about
what
they'd
like
to
save
or
add.
B
We
know
there
are
a
lot
of
Arlington's
who
might
like
to
come
and
make
the
case
that
their
property
taxes
should
be
lower,
and
so
we
provide
a
forum
for
people
to
to
make
that
case
as
well.
On
April
5th
at
7
p.m.
you
know,
you
can
continue
to
go
again.
Budget
Arlington
Va
us
find
a
number
of
online
forums.
You'll
find
also.
There
are
email
addresses
as
board
members
you're
welcome
to
write
us.
B
We've
been
receiving
a
great
many
emails
on
the
budget,
we'd
read
all
of
them
and
and
and
strive
to
follow
up
to
the
extent
that
we
can
and
open-door
Monday's
will
remain
through
the
budget
process.
If
you
go
to
Arlington
Va
us
and
search
open
door,
you'll
find
the
list
of
dates,
and
you
know
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
engage
with
people
right
up
until
we
adopt
a
budget
on
April
22nd.