Budget / Fiscal Issues

• As a member of the Board of Supervisors, Dennis has strongly supported and voted in favor of the following measures:
  • A real property tax rate which is one of the lowest effective rates of any county in Virginia with a population over 90,000
  • A budget which focuses on continuing the delivery of essential services
  • A reduction of $30 million (9%) in the most recent budget from the previous year's budget
  • Efficiency changes which have resulted in annual expense reductions of more than $5 million in County operations
  • A reduction of $100 million in the County's capital plan, or 42% for the next five years
  • Policies which have contributed to the County consistently having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country
  • Financial policies which have resulted in the County being one of only thirty counties in the country to receive the highest credit rating
  • A five-year business plan for the County to ensure that long-term fiscal impacts of decisions are taken into consideration
  • A revised Economic Development Policy which has been supported by both business and environmental groups
  • Expanding use of technology to reduce administrative costs. The County has been selected as one of the top ten counties in the country for its use of technology.
  
  
  
• Dennis serves on Albemarle County's Audit Committee.
  
  
• Dennis served on the Albemarle County Fiscal Impact Committee from its inception in 1995 until 2005. This committee has developed a computer model for measuring the impacts of growth on County budget items.
  
  
• Dennis has successfully operated a number of businesses specializing in law, media, and real estate. His businesses have employed more than 100 people over the past 24 years. His businesses regularly operate according to annual budgets and financial plans.
  
  
• Dennis strongly supports a fiscally conservative government which furnishes taxpayers with good value for the services provided. Albemarle County is the smallest county in the country that has received a AAA bond rating.