The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting on April 15, 2026, starting at 2:00 PM (delayed slightly) and continuing into the evening. The agenda included proclamations, public comments, a work session on AC44 implementation, closed session, and four public hearings on the fee schedule, real property tax rates, personal property tax rates, and the FY2027 proposed budget. Key outcomes included a split vote on a personal property tax increase for affordable housing, redirection of approximately $2.367 million from various reserves to the Affordable Housing Investment Fund and other priorities, and a commitment to add a bottle deposit bill to the county's legislative agenda.
Morning Session (Item 7):
Evening Session (Item 13):
AC44 Implementation – Five Proposed Work Projects (Item 9): Staff from Community Development presented five work projects to implement the updated Comprehensive Plan (AC44): zoning modernization, activity center plans, multimodal transportation planning, rural area priorities/rural area plan, and AC44 administration/tracking. The presentation noted AC44 engaged over 2,700 people and identified 378 actions. Key discussion points:
The board did not take a vote but provided guidance for staff to proceed with the five work projects while integrating housing and economic development.
Report from County Executive (Item 12): Mr. Richardson highlighted volunteer efforts during National Volunteer Week (April 19–25), noting:
Thank you for your patience. I would like to call the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to order for our April 15th, 2026 2 p.m. meeting, although we're running a little behind. Supervisors present. We have Supervisor Sally Duncan of the Jack Jewitt District, Supervisor B. Lapisto Kirtley of the Ravanna District, Supervisor Fred Missile of the Samuel Miller District, Supervisor Ann Malik of the Whitehall District, and Supervisor Mike Pruitt of the Scottsville District, myself, Ned Galloway of the Rio District. We also have with us today our county executive, Mr. Jeff Richardson, our county attorney, Mr. Andy Herrick, our board clerk, Miss Claudette Borgerson, and our senior deputy clerk, Mr. Travis Morris. I would like to thank our Almore County Police Department officers who are present with us today, Officer Trent Cole and Officer Dylan Shiplett. Thank you, gentlemen. And now, if everyone would please rise as you are able and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you very much. All right, board, we will move to item number four, adoption of the final agenda. We do have a request from Supervisor Malik to add a discussion regarding support of a Virginia bottle bill under item uh number 18, which is matters from the board not listed on the agenda. Um that's for legislative. So that's uh uh that'll happen later in the uh meeting. Are there any other uh requests or changes to the final agenda? Is there a motion to adopt the final agenda as amended? So moved. Second. All right, the motion has been made and seconded without objection. The clerk will please call the roll. Ms. Malik, yes, Mr. Missel. Aye, Mr. Pruitt. Aye. Ms. Duncan, yes, Mr. Galloway? Yes. All right, very good. We'll move to number five. Brief announcements by board members. Supervisor Lapisto Kurtley. No announcements, because uh I know there's two other supervisors sort of biting at the bit saying what I was going to say. So I will let that them do that. Well, so generous of you, Supervisor. Oh, thank you. Supervisor Missile. And I'm not one of those. So no comments. Thank you. Supervisor Pruitt. Uh I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone the thing that I'm sure you have received quite a lot of postcards reminding you of already this week. Uh, and that is this is the final week of early voting on the constitutional amendment that Virginia is considering. Uh, because it's the final week, early voting will continue through Saturday, the 18th.