RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
Ethics Reform Overhaul Passes A final conflicts /ethics omnibus bill passed the General Assembly on February 27. Negotiations between the Senate and House Conferees on
General Assembly Completes 2015 Session The General Assembly completed its work a day ahead of schedule, adjourning sine die on February 27. County governments fared
A preliminary look at the state budget House and Senate Budget Conferees announced this week that a tentative budget deal has been reached and could
Substitute bill jeopardizes 50 percent state funding of capital costs for regional jails VACo, the Virginia Association of Regional Jails and VML worked with the
VACo supported Community Development Authority (CDA) bill passes through House subcommittee SB 1448 (Vogel) passed unanimously out of a House Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee
Thursday, February 19, 2015 Call legislators to restore the $30 million in Aid to Localities (ATL) cuts ACTION Please call or email members of the
Oppose real property tax bill exempting surviving spouses of armed forces members VACo opposes HB 1721 (Ramadan), which exempts from taxation the principal property of
Support bill giving localities and schools the option to join state health insurance plan SB 866 (Chafin) gives local school boards and local governing bodies the
House and Senate Budget Proposals VACo continues to analyze the budget proposals put forward by the General Assembly’s Money Committees. Below are additional details about specific
House and Senate release respective budgets The House and Senate revealed their budgets on February 8. Both budgets amend Governor Terry McAuliffe’s introduced budget for
Oppose professional services bill with fiscal impact for local taxpayers ACTION VACo opposes HB 1540 (Albo), which prohibits local governments from asking for any pricing
Friday, February 6, 2015 Bad BPOL bill tabled VACo worked to defeat HB 1352 (Ramadan), a bill negatively affecting local business and occupational licensing (BPOL)
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