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W i l l i a m s b u r g Q ua rt e r ly Q u i l l
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City of Williamsburg Municipal Building 401 Lafayette Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 757.220.6100 Hours: M-F, 8am-4:30pm www.williamsburgva.gov
January
city calendar
NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY City Offices Closed
Jan 2
City Council Work Session - 4pm Legacy Hall, New Town
Jan 9
Economic Development Authority 3pm, Municipal Building
Jan 11
City Council Meeting - 2pm
Jan 12
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY City Offices Closed
Jan 16
Planning Commission - 3:30pm
Jan 18
City Council Retreat - 8:30am Municipal Building
Jan 21
February Comp Plan Community Forum Magruder Elementary, 7-9pm
Feb 2
City Council Work Session - 4pm
Feb 6
Economic Development Authority 3pm, Municipal Building
Feb 8
City Council Meeting - 2pm
Feb 9
Planning Commission - 3:30pm
Feb 15
PRESIDENTS’ DAY City Offices Closed
Feb 20
Comp Plan Community Forum Warhill High School, 7-9 pm
Feb 23
Comp Plan Community Forum Williamsburg Community Building, 7-9pm
Feb 27
March City Council Work Session - 4pm
Mar 5
City Council Meeting - 2pm
Mar 8
Economic Development Authority 3pm, Municipal Building
Mar 14
Planning Commission - 3:30 pm
Mar 14
City Council Budget Work Sessions 5pm, Municipal Building
Mar 19 Mar 20
City Council & Planning Commission Meetings are held in the Stryker Building, 415 N. Boundary St. They’re broadcast live on Cable TV 48 and the website and archived at williamsburgva.gov/emeetings A complete list of meetings and events is available at www.williamsburgva.gov
Planning for the City’s near- and long-term future Budget FY 2013
City of Williamsburg Operating Revenues vs. Expenditures FY 2003 thru FY 2011
The fiscal year beginning July 2012 will be very difficult. We expect revenues to continue to fall, or at least remain level, and costs to go up. Particularly, the cost of public schools and employee retirement and health insurance contribution will rise next year. As the FY 2013 budget process begins it’s essential to learn from residents what services and priorities are most important. We encourage you to be engaged in the budget process. At williamsburgva.gov/budget you can find not only the current and previous budgets and complete budget calendar, but links to other financial information, including The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), which provides just exactly that -- a comprehensive view of the City’s financial picture. The FY 11 CAFR was presented to City Council in December and is great “required reading” to understand the City’s finances. Other good resources are Monthly Operating and Financial Reports (williamsburgva.gov/ monthlyreports) and the new Performance
Dashboards that display real time data on the City’s performance across all City operations (williamsburgva.gov/dashboards). For updates on the Budget process and notices about opportunities for public input, sign up for City News at www.williamsburgva.gov/enotify. FY 2013 Budget Timeline • • • •
Jan 18: Planning Commission public hearing on Capital Improvement Budget Mar16: Proposed Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets delivered to Council. Mar19-20: City Council Work Sessions--Review of Outside Agency Requests. May 10: Council Adopts FY 2013 Operating, Capital, and Public Assistance Fund Budgets.
Comprehensive planning for the entire region January 2012 marks the beginning of a year-long process to update the City’s 2006 Comprehensive Plan, which is the City’s adopted policy guide for land use, and deals with issues such as community character, population growth, economic development, housing, environment, infrastructure and transportation. For the first time, Williamsburg, James City and
York Counties will coordinate the update of their individual Comprehensive Plans. Even though the process is coordinated, each jurisdiction will be adopting its own Comprehensive Plan. There will be three regional public forums in February (see calendar at left), and in April the three Planning Commissions will hold a joint work session to discuss issues raised at the public forums.
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The Williamsburg Planning Commission will hold work sessions throughout the year, and citizen comments are invited. The public hearing on the City’s Plan is anticipated in November 2012. To stay informed, please sign up for Planning Commission notifications on the City’s eNotify system, or contact the Planning Department at 220-6130.