FY24 Spent FY25 Adopted FY26 Proposed FY27 Difference Percent General Government Administration 3,000,644 3,163,751 4,071,116 4,182,770 111,654 2.7% Judicial Administration 1,655,206 1,800,599 1,996,177 2,007,632 11,455 0.6% Public Safety 9,494,223 12,782,458 13,552,643 14,296,100 743,457 5.5% Public Works 6,668,747 8,876,376 10,593,615 8,979,641 -1,613,974 -15.2% Health and Welfare 9,856,204 10,025,971 11,681,608 11,358,718 -322,890 -2.8% Education 75,418,150 68,788,461 65,796,929 66,543,583 746,654 1.1% Parks, Recreation, and Cultural 1,324,397 1,382,515 1,642,047 1,841,605 199,558 12.2% Community Development 1,964,908 1,754,603 2,015,832 1,935,223 -80,609 -4.0% Proposed Capital Improvements 7,691,502 8,249,660 6,856,292 4,207,295 -2,648,997 -38.6% Refunds and Reserves 100,000 3,403,000 3,403,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET $117,073,981 $116,924,394 $118,206,259 $118,755,567 $549,308 0.5% NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Section 15.2-2506 of the Code of Virginia and amendments thereto, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing. The purpose of the public hearing is to give the citizens of Wythe County an opportunity to comment on the proposed County Budget (which includes the School Board Budget) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 26th 2026, in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. The budget synopsis is prepared and published for information and fiscal planning purposes ONLY. The inclusion in the budget of any item or items DOES NOT constitute an obligation on the part of the Board of Supervisors of Wythe County to appropriate any funds for that item or purpose. There is no allocation or designation of any funds of this County for any purpose until there has been an appropriation for that purpose by the Wythe County Board of Supervisors. The budget has been prepared on the basis of the estimates and requests submitted to the Board of Supervisors by the Constitutional officers, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental agencies and department heads of Wythe County and review and amendments to those requests by the Board of Supervisors and staff. EXPENDITURE BUDGET Description Actual FY2024 Actual FY2025 Adopted FY2026 Proposed FY2027 Difference Percent Real Property Taxes 14,222,983 14,671,161 14,325,000 14,325,000 0 0.0% Public Service Corp. Taxes 1,903,112 1,572,869 1,505,000 1,606,900 101,900 6.8% Personal Property Taxes 7,077,493 7,765,919 7,417,500 7,416,000 -1,500 0.0% Machinery & Tools Taxes 2,629,396 2,956,111 2,800,000 2,900,000 100,000 3.6% Merchants' Capital Tax 442,457 445,049 450,000 475,000 25,000 5.6% Penalties & Interest 434,622 468,921 265,000 265,000 0 0.0% Local Sales & Use Taxes 5,609,343 5,694,186 5,700,000 5,500,000 -200,000 -3.5% Utility Taxes 1,277,275 1,279,329 1,250,000 1,225,000 -25,000 -2.0% Motor Vehicle Licenses 469,165 498,477 470,000 470,000 0 0.0% Bank Stock Taxes 62,318 62,318 50,000 50,000 0 0.0% Recordation Taxes 252,256 200,711 175,000 175,000 0 0.0% Transient Lodging Taxes 299,439 322,532 280,000 295,000 15,000 5.4% Other Tax (Meals, Cigarette, Regional) 3,881,952 2,750,000 2,725,000 3,065,000 340,000 12.5% Solar Siting 28,000 28,000 133,000 133,000 Opioid Settlement 291,302 55,585 55,000 55,000 0 0.0% Animal Licenses 7,923 7,097 5,500 5,500 0 0.0% Other Permits & Licenses 320,474 133,796 120,400 162,500 42,100 35.0% Fines & Forfeitures 1,069,687 914,546 820,000 4,670,000 3,850,000 469.5% Interest on Bank Deposits 4,183,089 3,702,024 2,103,730 1,917,925 -185,805 -8.8% Rental of Property/School Grants 324,852 374,373 532,987 475,625 -57,362 -10.8% Court Costs 57,194 24,500 1,500 1,500 0 0.0% Commonwealth Attorney Fees 5,161 3,000 3,000 3,000 0 0.0% Board & Care of Dogs 3,664 4,000 5,000 8,000 3,000 60.0% Charges for Welfare 105,483 125,000 125,000 125,000 0 0.0% Charges for Education 0 Recreation Fees 79,980 95,000 105,000 110,000 5,000 4.8% Misc. 46,137 243,163 129,054 131,958 2,904 2.3% Utility Charges 4,137,076 4,272,936 4,432,384 4,390,000 -42,384 -1.0% Loan/Grants 9,985,736 4,708,965 1,869,933 3,194,959 1,325,026 70.9% Recovered Costs 1,704,819 2,092,668 2,062,662 2,722,632 659,970 32.0% Surplus 7,355,752 5,826,515 4,306,579 -1,519,936 -26.1% Total Local Funds 60,912,388 62,827,988 55,610,165 60,181,078 4,570,913 8.2% Non-Categorical Aid 1,709,540 1,697,814 1,625,814 1,680,814 55,000 3.4% Commonwealth's Attorney, State 654,241 703,069 734,283 748,968 14,685 2.0% Sheriff, State 1,842,436 1,973,313 2,090,762 2,132,577 41,815 2.0% Commissioner, State 154,133 167,714 175,891 179,409 3,518 2.0% Treasurer, State 162,487 189,216 198,047 202,375 4,328 2.2% Elections 95,497 69,369 71,450 73,383 1,933 2.7% Clerk of Circuit Ct. 426,086 427,851 509,954 520,153 10,199 2.0% Welfare 4,003,816 4,900,503 5,344,721 4,714,227 -630,494 -11.8% Education 52,953,754 46,238,255 44,531,036 41,891,278 -2,639,758 -5.9% School Const 0 Other Categorical Aid 0 Total State Funds 62,001,990 56,367,104 55,281,958 52,143,184 -3,138,774 -5.7% REVENUE BUDGET Payment In Lieu of Taxes 194,670 160,000 170,000 170,000 0 0.0% Welfare 3,269,075 3,260,658 5,011,290 3,411,156 -1,600,134 -31.9% Education 2,297,678 2,712,826 2,132,846 2,850,149 717,303 33.6% Other Categorical Aid 0 Total Federal Funds 5,761,423 6,133,484 7,314,136 6,431,305 -882,831 -12.1% TOTAL ALL INCOME $128,675,801 $125,328,576 $118,206,259 $118,755,567 $549,308 0.5% A detailed breakdown of County departmental budgets is on file in the County Administrator's Office located at 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia, for the public to view. The proposed use of such taxes, when and if appropriated by the Wythe County Board of Supervisors, shall be to defray the County's charges incidental to or arising from the execution of lawful authority of the Board of Supervisors of Wythe County, Virginia. BY ORDER OF THE WYTHE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STEPHEN D. BEAR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Please publish in the Wytheville Enterprise on May 16, 2026. This notice should NOT be placed in the portion of the newspaper reserved for Legal Notices and Classified Advertisements. Please forward a certification of publication to Stephen D Bear, at 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia 24382.
