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Documents, Reports, & Presentations Table
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Adopted County Budgets
FY24-25 Adopted County Budget
FY23-24 Adopted County Budget
FY22-23 Adopted County Budget
FY21-22 Adopted County Budget
FY20-21 Adopted County Budget
FY19-20 Adopted County Budget
FY18-19 Adopted County Budget
FY17-18 Adopted County Budget
FY16-17 Adopted County Budget
FY15-16 Adopted County Budget
Agricultural and Forestal Economic Development Advisory Board
Agricultural and Forestal Economic Development Advisory Board Charter
Agricultural and Forestry Resources Directory
Airport Budget Documents
Airport Authority Fiscal Year 2018 Approved Budget
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Line Item Definitions and Assumptions
Airport Capital Improvement Plan Document
Announcements
2013 Traffic Counts (Primary Highways)
Appropriations
FY 24-25 Appropriation Resolution
FY 23-24 Appropriation Resolution
FY 22-23 Appropriation Resolution
FY 21-22 Appropriation Resolution
FY 20-21 Appropriation Resolution
FY 19-20 Appropriation Resolution
FY 18-19 Appropriation Resolution
FY 17-18 Appropriation Resolution
FY 16-17 Appropriation Resolution
FY 15-16 Appropriation Resolution
FY 14-15 Appropriation Resolution
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors By-Laws - Adopted 01/14/2020
Essex County Board of Supervisors Code of Performance - Adopted 01/14/2020
Essex County Financial Policies (Revised June 8, 2023)
Board of Supervisors Travel Policy - Adopted 10/14/2014
Board Policy Allowing Telephonic Participation - Adopted 12/08/2015
Essex County Voting Districts - Updated 2021
Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of Zoning Appeals By-Laws (Updated June 2023)
Budget Adoption Schedules
FY24-25 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY23-24 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY22-23 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY21-22 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY19-20 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY18-19 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY17-18 Budget Adoption Schedule
FY16-17 Budget Adoption Schedule
Budget Advertisements
FY 2024-25 Budget Advertisement
FY 2023-24 Budget Advertisement
FY 2022-23 Budget Advertisement
FY 2021-22 Budget Advertisement
FY 2020-21 Budget Advertisement
FY 2019-20 Budget Advertisement
FY 2015-16 Budget Advertisement
FY 2014-15 Budget Advertisement
FY 2013-14 Budget Advertisement
FY 2012-13 Budget Advertisement
FY 2011-12 Budget Advertisement
FY 2010-11 Budget Advertisement
FY 2009-10 Budget Advertisement
Commissioner of the Revenue
FOIA Certificate
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (Annual Audit Reports)
FY22-23 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY21-22 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY20-21 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY19-20 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY18-19 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY17-18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY16-17 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY15-16 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY14-15 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY13-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY12-13 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY11-12 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
FY10-11 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Notice of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Downloadable Maps
Essex County Damage Map from the February 24, 2016 tornado
Economic Development Authority
Economic Development Authority Bylaws - 1/9/2023
2023 Facade Improvement Grant Application
Community Profile - VA Economic Development Partnership
Economic Development Department Activities/Accomplishments
Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan (Presentation for January EDA and BOS meetings)
Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan 2015-2020
Agriculture & Forestry Industries - Current State & Trend Analysis (August 2014)
Essex County's Economic Development Foundation for the Future
Cardinal Report for Essex County and the Town of Tappahannock
Community Profile - VA Employment Commission
Financial Services
Procurement Manual
Financial Policies (Revised June 8, 2023)
Credit Card Policy
Accounts Payable Policy and Procedure
Budget Adjustment Policy and Guidelines
Historical Budget Information
Slide Deck Presented to the Board of Supervisors at the March 18th 2015 Public Hearing
Slide Deck for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Updated 05/05/2016
Final Audit 2015-2016 Report
Final Audit 2014-2015 Report
Slide Desk Presented to the Board of Supervisors at the March 18th 2015 Public Hearing
Proposed 2011-2012 Budget
Proposed 2010-2011 Budget
Adopted and Appropriated 2009-2010 Budget
Proposed Amended 2012-2013 Budget
Adopted Annual Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Summary Budget and Notes as Advertised in the Rappahannock Times 2013-2014
Proposed Detailed Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014
How assessments are determined and current Land Use values
2017 Agriculture Values
2017 Horticulture Values
2017 Open Space Values
2017 Forest Values
HR and Payroll Documents and Forms
Position Hierarchy Revised 2018.10.16
Base Pay Practices Chart 2015.12.08
None Base Pay Options Chart 2015.12.08
Pay Schedule 2021
Pay Schedule 2022
Personnel Policy/Handbook
PI Form
Information and Resources
Community Profile - VA Employment Commission
Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan (Presentation for January EDA and BOS meetings)
Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan 2015-2020
Agriculture & Forestry Industries - Current State & Trend Analysis (August 2014)
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS - Regional Plan 2013)
Traffic Counts - Primary Highways
Rappahannock River Marine Park
2015 Activities List
Informational Documents
Job Descriptions
Deputy Clerk I - Circuit Court
Deputy Clerk I - Treasurer
Deputy Clerk II - COR
Emergency Services Lieutenant
Administrative Assistant - Commonwealth's Attorney
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
Finance Manager
First Sergeant - Sheriff
GIS Coordinator
IT Coordinator
Library Youth Services Specialist
Paralegal Investigator - Commonwealth's Attorney
Captain - Sheriff
Drug Investigator - Sheriff
Major - Sheriff
Sergeant - Sheriff
ALS Firefighter Paramedic
ALS Firefighter Intermediate
Animal Care Technician
Animal Control Officer
Animal Shelter Manager
Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
Assistant Registrar
Assistant to County Administrator - Deputy Clerk to BOS
BLS Firefighter EMT
Building and Zoning Office Manager
Building Official
Captain of Emergency Services
Chief of Emergency Services
Communications Operator (Dispatcher)
Communications Supervisor
Court Bailiff
Custodian
Deputy Animal Control Officer
Deputy County Administrator
Deputy Registrar
Deputy Sheriff
Director of the Library
Director of Parks and Recreation
Director of Planning and Zoning
Director of Technology
Emergency Servies Lieutenant
General Registrar
Grounds Working Foreman
Library Assistant
Library Cataloger
Maintenance Assistant
Maintenance Supervisor
Office Associate - County Administrator
Office Associate - Facilities
Office Manager - Sheriff
Recreation Camp Leader
Recreation Pool Attendant
Recreation Pool Lifeguard
Recreation Pool Manager
Recreation Program Assistant
Recreation Program Leader
School Resource Officer
Court Lieutenant
Temporary Registrar Clerk
Victim Witness Coordinator
Warrant Clerk
Executive Senior Deputy Clerk - COR
Senior Deputy Clerk - Circuit Court
Senior Deputy Clerk - COR
Senior Deputy Clerk - Treasurer
General Clerk - COR
Land Use Program
Timber management and conservation practices
Classification of Real Estate - Code of Virginia Section 58.1
Essex County Land Use Value - Ordinance (June 2007)
How assessments are determined and current Land Use values
Essex County Land Use Ordinance Amendment (Sept 2008)
Soil management and soil conservation practices
Forest Use Agreement
Land Use Application
Agriculture Use Statement by Land Owner
Agriculture Use Statement by Leasing Farmer
Authorized Agent Consent Form
Open Space Use Agreement
History of Land Use
AG/Hort/Forest Values- 2008 to 2019
Land Use Town Hall Meeting
Local Board of Building Code Appeals
Code of Virginia ยง 36-105 Board of Building Code Appeals
Board of Supervisors Resolution #16-035 Establishing the Composition and Number of Members of the Essex County Local Board of Bu
Maps
Parcel Map Book (Tax Maps)
Comprehensive Plan- Land Use Plan Map
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas Map
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
Resolution and Charter
Planning Commission
Planning Commission By-Laws (Updated June 2023)
Comprehensive Plan- Land Use Plan Map
Essex County Comprehensive Plan approved July 14, 2015
Proposed New Fiscal Year County Government Budget
FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2022-23 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2021-22 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2020-21 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2020-21 DSS Changes to the Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2019-20 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2018-19 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2016-17 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2015-16 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
FY 2014-15 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing
Real Estate Property Books
2018 Exempt Book
2018 Land Book
2018 Land Use Book
2019 Land Book
2019 Exempt Book
2019 Land Use Book
2020 Land Book
2020 Exempt Book
2020 Land Use Book
2021 Exempt Book
2021 Land Book
2021 Land Use Book
2022 Land Book
2022 Exempt Book
2022 Land Use Book
2023 Land Book
2023 Exempt Book
2023 Land Use Book
Request for Proposals General Reassessment Services
Essex County RFP 2025 General Reassessment
Social Services FOIA
Sample FOIA Request Letter
Petition for Injunction of Mandamus
Petition Instructions
Special Events
Special Event Application Fillable Form
Special Events Ordinance Adopted 04/13/2021
Essex County Secondary Employer Agreement for Off-Duty First Responders Fillable Form
Transparency Portal
Essex County Fire and EMS Study Report
Essex County Vision, Mission and Initiatives
Essex County's Economic Development Foundation for the Future
Financial Policies (Revised June 8, 2023)
Personnel Handbook
Procurement Policies and Procedures
Board Travel Policy
Cardinal Community Assistance Program Report
Davenport CIP Presentation
Essex County Comprehensive Plan approved July 14, 2015
Essex County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
Treasurer
Emergency Medical Services Fees for Service Resolution