Alexandria's city budget proposal includes no property tax rate increase, but rising assessments mean that the average homeowner would end up paying $445 more in annual real estate taxes.
, who took over the city’s top appointed post last month, said the nearly $830 million spending plan is meant to achieve two key objectives: reverse some cuts and end freezes prompted by the pandemic, including 40 positions in city government, and increase compensation for Alexandria’s employees, some of whom have beenThe budget represents a 7.
The proposed budget would push up the pay scale by 6 percent for firefighters and medics, 5 percent for police and sheriff’s deputies, and 4 percent for all other city employees. Those pay hikes are separate from step increases, which usually average slightly under 3 percent.Alexandria has historically tried to keep pay for first responders in the middle of the pack compared to other jurisdictions in the D.C. metro area.