RICHMOND (November 12, 2025) — Prince William County Supervisor Victor S. Angry has been elected as President of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) for the 2025-2026 term. This announcement was made during VACo’s 91st
RICHMOND (November 12, 2025) — Prince William County Supervisor Victor S. Angry has been elected as President of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) for the 2025-2026 term. This announcement was made during VACo’s 91st
Here at VACo we are excited to be gearing up for the upcoming 2018 Supervisor’s Forum, to take place on March 23rd and 24th, at
The Commission convened a regular meeting Tuesday, March 13 to provide a legislative update for the 2018 General Assembly Session, updates on the Fiscal Stress
Virginia County Board of Supervisors’ Chairs and Vice Chairs are elected typically at the beginning of each year. Thank you to all of the county
Regional Meetings are held annually to give local elected officials, county administrators and legislators an opportunity to discuss challenges and offer solutions. A 2018 Regional
GASB has issued proposals related to capitalization of interest costs and implementation of recent pronouncements. They also issued an implementation guide for the new state
VACo seeks nominations for this year’s Jefferson Cup Award to be presented at the November 11-13 Annual Conference. The deadline for nominations is May 1.
The General Assembly adjourned the 2018 regular session sine die on March 10 without completing work on the 2018-2020 biennium budget and the FY 2018
HB 1204 (Hugo) would require that certain property be assessed based on use value rather than fair market value in certain localities meeting specified population
Please contact Governor Ralph Northam’s office as soon as possible to ask the Governor to veto HB 1258 and SB 405, and HB 1427 and
SB 902 (Lucas) successfully ended its journey through the General Assembly and now awaits signing by Governor Ralph Northam. The bill limits local tax exemptions
On the last day of session, conferees for HB 1539 (Hugo) and SB 856 (Saslaw) agreed on $154 million in dedicated annual dollars for Virginia’s
HB 1390 (Aird) passed the General Assembly and now heads to the Governor’s desk. The bill would permit a county to put before the voters
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