Below are details on upcoming public meetings in the City of Richmond and Albemarle County.
Richmond
Organizational Development Standing Committee
4 p.m. Monday
Council chambers, 2nd floor, Richmond City Hall
301 N. 9th St.
Sheila White, Richmond’s finance director, is set to update the panel on tax rebates after the city sent people property tax rebate checks with the wrong names on them.
The erroneous checks led to an audit, which found more errors — including checks sent to the wrong property owners and rebates issued for properties that didn’t exist last year.
Scott Morris, head of the city's Department of Public Utilities, is also expected to brief the committee on the main water treatment plant.
Last week, the city announced DPU faced an “issue” while installing a pump at the plant that led to increased fluoride levels in the water system for five hours.
DPU staff did not properly notify state health regulators, and neighboring counties that get water from the city first learned of the fluoride increase from state officials days later.
School Board
6 p.m. Monday
School Board chambers, 17th Floor, Richmond City Hall
301 N. 9th St.
Members are set to be updated on the Passion4Learning, the part of the school district’s strategic plan related to high school redesign. They will also receive an update on the district’s Title I grant applications and a summary of how the district plans to use the money.
In addition to Title I funding, RPS also receives federal funding for supporting effective instruction, language instruction for English learners and student support and academic enrichment grants.
The board will be discussing revisions to the district’s Student Code of Responsible Ethics (SCORE), which must be reviewed on an annual basis.
The board is also considering revising their practice for hiring family members. A revised draft said a waiver may be granted, allowing employment for family members of a school board member or the superintendent.
School Board
6 p.m. Tuesday
School Board chambers, 17th Floor, Richmond City Hall
301 N. 9th St.
Board members are expected to discuss a revised fiscal year 2026 budget after not receiving their full additional request from the city.
The board is set to hear a report on the district’s Head Start program, which they will then vote on.
Planning Commission
6 p.m. Tuesday
Council chambers, 2nd floor, Richmond City Hall
301 N. 9th St.
Members will vote on recommendations for final reviews of the Brown’s Island improvement plan and Woodville Elementary School replacement project.
The commission will also vote on whether to recommend a deal to sell vacant city-owned properties in Northside — 1501 and 1601 Fendall Ave. — for affordable housing for the unhoused and low- to moderate-income individuals.
Under the deal, there will be 30-40 rental units expected to be around $350 per month, and the nonprofit will have to spend $4 million on the project.
The parcels, totaling nearly 6 acres, will be sold to the nonprofit Eden Village of Richmond for a “nominal consideration” of $100 if the deal is approved by City Council.
The commission will decide whether to recommend a special-use permit for an apartment complex on Snead Road with up to 180 units and a clubhouse.
City staff recommended rejecting the proposal, finding it “antithetical to the spirit and intent of the Richmond 300 plan due to its overall intensity, location, scale, and form,” according to city documents.
Education and Human Services Standing Committee
2 p.m. Thursday
Council chambers, 2nd floor, Richmond City Hall
301 N. 9th St.
The committee will decide whether to recommend approval of a grant contract with the International Rescue Committee Inc. to fund a youth development program for refugee students.
Members will also get an update on the city’s Office of Aging and Disability Services.
Albemarle County
Board of Supervisors
1 p.m. Wednesday
Lane Auditorium
401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville
The board is set to vote on adopting the county’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year, the FY26-30 capital improvement plan and tax rates. The county is proposing to increase the real property rate by four cents per $100 of assessed value and the personal property rate by 32 cents per $100.
