Reports

• Advisory Reports on Boundary Change and Governmental Transition Issues
• Studies Conducted at the Request of the Virginia General Assembly
• Public Finance
• Catalog of State and Federal Mandates on Local Government
• Cash Proffers
• Report on the Progress of Cities, Counties, and Towns Toward Designating Urban Development Areas (UDAs)
• Boundary Change Reports

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Advisory Reports on Boundary Change and Governmental Transition Issues:

Actions for Municipal Annexation

• City of Harrisonburg-County of Rockingham Annexation Case, February 1981
• City of Waynesboro-County of Augusta Annexation Action, July 1983
• Financial Settlement Provisions of the City of Waynesboro-County of Augusta Annexation Action, August 1983
• Town of Luray-County of Page Annexation Action, August 1983
• City of Danville Annexation Action and County of Pittsylvania Partial Immunity Action, February 1984
• City of Covington-County of Alleghany Annexation Action, August 1984
• Town of Abingdon-County of Washington Annexation Action, November 1985
• City of Petersburg-Prince George County and City of Hopewell-Prince George County Annexation Actions, June 1986
• Town of Christiansburg-County of Montgomery Annexation Action, February 1987
• Town of Lebanon-County of Russell Annexation Action, June 1987
• Town of Cape Charles-County of Northampton Annexation Action, February 1991
• Report on the Town of Big Stone Gap - County of Wise Annexation Action, August 2002

Citizen-Initiated or Property Owner-Initiated Annexation

• Carriage Hill of Virginia, Ltd. and Otterburn Homes Annexation Actions, September 1991
• Report on the Leonard L.P., Henard Enterprises, Inc., J.H. Spurgeon, R&J Development Co., LLC, and Crown Point Developments, Inc. - City of Bristol - County of Washington Annexation Action, October 2004

Voluntary Settlements of Annexation and Related Issues

• City of Fredericksburg-County of Spotsylvania Annexation and Immunity Rights, June 1982
• Town of Leesburg-County of Loudoun Annexation Agreement, March 1983
• City of Emporia-County of Greensville Annexation Agreement, May 1985
• City of Lynchburg-County of Campbell Voluntary Settlement of Annexation and Growth Sharing, March 1986
• City of Franklin-County of Isle of Wight Revised Settlement Agreement, May 1986
• City of Radford-County of Montgomery Settlement Agreement, June 1986
• Town of Pulaski-County of Pulaski Settlement Agreement, March 1987
• City of Salem-County of Roanoke Settlement Agreement, June 1987
• Town of Christiansburg-County of Montgomery Settlement Agreement, October 1987
• Town of Herndon-County of Fairfax Settlement Agreement, October 1987
• City of Danville-County of Pittsylvania Settlement Agreement, December 1987
• Town of Chincoteague-County of Accomack Settlement Agreement, January 1989
• Town of Wytheville-County of Wythe Settlement Agreement, September 1989
• City of Manassas Park-County of Prince William Settlement Agreement, October 1989
• Town of Chatham-County of Pittsylvania Settlement Agreement, July 1990
• Town of Orange-County of Orange Settlement Agreement, September 1991
• Town of Farmville-County of Prince Edward Voluntary Settlement Agreement, May 1992
• City of Radford-County of Montgomery Voluntary Settlement Agreement, December 1992
• City of Bedford-County of Bedford Voluntary Settlement Agreement, April 1993
• Town of Amherst-County of Amherst Voluntary Settlement Agreement, August 1993
• Town of Colonial Beach-County of Westmoreland Voluntary Settlement Agreement, October 1993
• Town of Hillsville-County of Carroll Voluntary Settlement Agreement, March 1995
• Town of Ashland-County of Hanover Voluntary Settlement Agreement, July 1995
• Town of Pearisburg-County of Giles Voluntary Settlement Agreement, December 1995
• City of Winchester-County of Frederick Voluntary Settlement Agreement, January 1996
• County of Prince William-City of Manassas Voluntary Settlement Agreement, July 1996
• Town of Bowling Green-County of Caroline Voluntary Settlement Agreement, September 1996
• City of Bristol-County of Washington Voluntary Settlement Agreement, March 1997
• Town of Smithfield-County of Isle of Wight Voluntary Settlement Agreement, May 1997
• Town of Pearisburg-County of Giles Revised Voluntary Settlement Agreement, July 1997
• County of Bedford -City of Bedford Joint Economic Development and Growth Sharing Agreement, November, 1997
• Town of Boyce-County of Clarke Voluntary Settlement Agreement, May 1998 City of Franklin-County of Southampton Revenue-Sharing Agreement, February 1999
• Town of Front Royal-County of Warren Voluntary Settlement Agreement, June 1999
• Town of Vinton-County of Roanoke Gain-Sharing Agreement, October 1999
• Town of Rocky Mount-County of Franklin Voluntary Settlement Agreement, November 1999
• Town of South Hill-County of Mecklenburg Voluntary Settlement Agreement, May 2000
• Town of Windsor-County of Isle of Wight Voluntary Settlement Agreement, August 2000
• City of Clifton Forge-County of Alleghany Voluntary Settlement Agreement, October 2000
• Report on the Town of Stephens City - County of Frederick Voluntary Settlement Agreement, January 2005
• Town of Grottoes - County of Augusta Voluntary Settlement Agreement, January 2010
• Town of New Market - County of Shenandoah Voluntary Settlement Agreement, July 2010
• Town of Hillsville – Carroll County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, January 2011
• Town of Culpeper - Culpeper County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, November 2011
• Town of Clarksville – Mecklenburg County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, May 2013
• City of Falls Church – County of Fairfax Voluntary Settlement Agreement, September 2013
• Town of Front Royal – Warren County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, January 2014
• City of Bristol – Washington County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, July 2014
• Town of Marion – Smyth County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, September 2014
• Town of Herndon – Loudoun County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, September 2014

Agreements Defining Town Annexation Rights

• Town of Kenbridge-County of Lunenburg Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, October 1981
• Town of Strasburg-County of Shenandoah Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, December 1984
• Town of Bridgewater-County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, March 1985
• Town of Clintwood-County of Dickenson Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, August 1985
• Town of Warsaw-County of Richmond Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, November 1986
• Town of Berryville-County of Clarke Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, November 1988
• Town of Dayton-County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, January 1990
• Town of Broadway-County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, October 1990
• Town of Purcellville-County of Loudoun Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, January 1994
• Town of Round Hill-County of Loudoun Agreement Defining Town Annexation Rights, May 1996
• Town of Bridgewater-County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, January 1997
• Town of Timberville-County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Annexation Rights, November 2000
• Report on the Town of Mount Jackson - County of Shenandoah Agreement Defining Town Annexation Rights, September 2001
• Report on the Town of Grottoes - County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Town Annexation Rights, May 2002
• Report on the Town of Elkton - County of Rockingham Agreement Defining Town Annexation Rights, November 2003

County Immunity from City-Initiated Annexation

• County of Augusta Partial Immunity Action, December 1982
• County of Prince George-City of Petersburg-County of Prince George-City of Hopewell Partial Immunity Actions, April 1987

Consolidation

• City of Staunton-County of Augusta Intergovernmental Agreements, June 1984
• City of Covington-City of Clifton-Forge-County of Alleghany Consolidation Action, July 1986
• City of Emporia-County of Greenville Consolidation Action, July 1986
• County of Alleghany-City of Clifton Forge Consolidation Action, August 1991
• County of Bedford-City of Bedford Consolidation Action, June 1995
• City of Covington – County of Alleghany Consolidation Action, May 2011

Reversion of a City to Town Status:

• City of South Boston-County of Halifax Reversion Issue, January 1992
• City of Clifton Forge-County of Alleghany Voluntary Settlement Agreement, October 2000 
• City of Bedford – Bedford County Voluntary Settlement Agreement, July 2012

Growth Sharing Agreements

• Montgomery County-Town of Christiansburg Joint Economic Development and Growth Sharing Agreement, January 2009.
• City of Covington- County of Alleghany Voluntary Economic Growth-Sharing Agreement May 2017

 

Studies Conducted at the Request of the Virginia General Assembly

• Impact of Annexation and Immunity Actions on Affected Localities with Regard to State Aid, Mandates, and Regulations, House Document 27/1989.
• Town - County Fiscal Relations: The Issue of Double Taxation, House Document 81/1993. (Published by the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.)
• The Issue of Double Taxation in Virginia, House Document 58/1995. (Published by the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.)
• Local Government Issues Related to Neglected or Abandoned For-Profit Cemeteries, Senate Document 11/1998.
• The Impact of Aesthetics on the Economy and Quality of Life in Virginia and Its Localities, House Document 90/1998. (Published by the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.)
• Impact of Aesthetics on the Economy and Quality of Life in Virginia and Its Localities, House Document 99/2000. (Combined Report of the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.)
• Condition and Future of Virginia's Cities, Interim Report, Senate Document 38/2001. (Published by the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.)
• Condition and Future of Virginia's Cities, Senate Document 14/2003. (Published by the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.) 2009.
• Report of the Task Force for Local Fiscal Impact Statement Process Review, Report Document 362.
• Report on Local Government Consolidation Incentives, Report Document 425.
• Study on City Council Salaries and Fringe Benefits November 2016

 

Public Finance

Report on the Comparative Revenue Capacity, Revenue Effort, and Fiscal Stress of Virginia Counties and Cities

Fiscal Year	Full Report	Computational Exhibits	Revenue Capacity	Revenue Effort	Median Adjusted Gross Income*	Composite Fiscal Stress Scores
2015/2016	.pdf	.xls
2014/2015	Updated FS Score.pdf .pdf	.xls
2013/2014	.pdf	.xls
2012/2013	.pdf	.xls
2011/2012	.pdf	.xls
2010/2011	.pdf	.xls
2009/2010	.pdf	.xls
2008/2009		.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls*	.xls
2007/2008	.pdf	.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls
2006/2007	.pdf	.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls
2005/2006	.pdf		.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls
2004/2005	.pdf		.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls
2003/2004	.pdf		.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls
2002/2003	.pdf		.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls
2001/2002	.pdf		.xls	.xls	.xls	.xls

*Median Household Income data was used instead of Median Adjusted Gross Income beginning with the 2008 data, which was used in the FY2008/2009 report.

Five-Year Change in Revenue Capacity and Revenue Effort

Fiscal Year	Revenue Capacity	Revenue Effort
FY05-FY09	.xls	.xls
FY04-FY08	.xls	.xls
FY03-FY07	.xls	.xls
FY02-FY06	.xls	.xls

Archived Reports

These reports are no longer published annually. Much of the data contained therein may be accessed in the Auditor of Public Accounts Comparative Report.

State and Local Government Finances: A 50 State Profile	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Local Revenue of Virginia’s Counties & Cities	FY 08	FY 07	FY 06	FY 05	FY 04	FY 03	FY 02	FY1989-2006	Detailed Statistical Exhibits, FY1989-2006
Operating Expenditures of Virginia’s Counties & Cities	FY 08	FY 07	FY 06	FY05	FY 04	FY 03	FY 02
Capital Project Expenditures of Virginia’s Counties & Cities	FY 08	FY 07	FY 06	FY 05	FY 04	FY 03	FY 02
Federal & State Categorical Aid to Virginia’s Counties & Cities	FY 08	FY 07	FY 06	FY 05	FY 04	FY 03	FY 02

 

Catalog of State and Federal Mandates on Local Government

2016 Catalog

2015 Catalog

2014 Catalog

2013 Catalog

2012 Catalog

2011 Catalog

2010 Catalog

2009 Catalog

Cash Proffers

Summary Statistics

FY 2016-17

FY 2015-16 

FY 2014-15

FY 2013-14

FY 2012-13

FY 2011-12

FY 2010-11

FY 2009-10

FY 2008-09

FY 2007-08

FY 2006-07

FY 2005-06

FY 2004-05

FY 2003-04

FY 2002-03

 

Report on the Progress of Cities, Counties, and Towns Toward Designating Urban Development Areas (UDAs)

This report is no longer published.

2011 Report

2010 Interim Report

Boundary Change Reports

Municipal Boundary Change Actions Since 1990 - (By Date)

Municipal Boundary Change Actions Since 1990 - (By County)

Municipal Boundary Change Actions Since 1990 - (By Municipality)