City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KEVIN C. GREENLIEF, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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Consideration of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2026.
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ISSUE: Receipt of the Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2026.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council receives the Monthly Financial Report.
BACKGROUND: The following discussion is a summary of the Monthly Financial Report for this period. Detailed comparative schedules are attached.
DISCUSSION: As of June 30, 2026, General Fund revenues totaled $952.9 million, an increase of $17.6 million, or 1.9 percent over FY 2025. The increase over the prior year is principally due to General Property taxes and Other Local taxes, partially offset by decreases in Other Governmental Revenue, principally an anticipated decrease in interest income associated with federal rate declines at the beginning of the fiscal year.
While overall growth was relatively flat at 1.9%, the City did see a positive improvement in Consumption taxes in the latter part of the year. Generally trending negative for the first three-quarters of the year, Consumption taxes ended strong— up over the prior year by 2.72%. Details are provided in Attachment 3.
This is consistent with information monitored by Visit Alexandria. As reported in last month’s Monthly Financial Report, Visit Alexandria noted that during the week of June 28 – July 4, Virginia outperformed the nation across all key metrics with the July 4th holiday driving strong weekend performance. On July 4th alone they report that Alexandria posted 30.3% growth in hotel occupancy, contributing to an overall RevPar (Revenue Per Available Room) increase of 88.9%.
It is important to note the lag in tax receipts. For retai...
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