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Fairfax County Government

The Fairfax County government is one of the best run governments in the country. In fact the county was only one of two jurisdictions in the U.S. to earn top marks in all measures of quality local government in the Pew Charitable Trust’s most recent Government Performance Project. The county government is overseen by a 10-member Board of Supervisors—nine members elected from magisterial districts and a chairman elected at-large. The County Supervisors appoint seven members of the local business community to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Commission.

County Budget
$3.3 billion (Fiscal Year 2009). About $1.7 billion of that goes to the Fairfax County Public Schools.

Bond Rating
AAA from Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch Investors Service. Only 22 counties in the U.S. received AAA ratings from all three bond-rating agencies.

Contributions to the Commonwealth
Fairfax County contributes about 23 percent of the annual income tax revenue of the Commonwealth of Virginia and about 16 percent of the state's annual sales tax revenue.

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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors:

Sharon Bulova
Sharon Bulova

Chairman

 

 

Penny Gross
Penelope A. Gross

Vice Chairman

Mason District

Michael Frey
Michael R. Frey

Sully District

Gerry Hyland
Gerry W. Hyland

Mount Vernon District

John Cook
John Cook

Braddock District

Pat Herrity
Pat Herrity

Springfield District

Jeff McKay
Jeff McKay

Lee District

John Foust
John W. Foust

Dranesville District

Catherine Hudgins
Catherine M. Hudgins

Hunter Mill District


Linda Smyth
Linda Q. Smyth

Providence District


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arrow FCEDA offers business counseling at Board of Supervisors’ offices!

A Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) staffer is available in several Board of Supervisors’ offices to offer free on-site, one-on-one counseling to anyone interested in joining the Fairfax County business community, expanding an existing business in Fairfax County, or learning about other business services.

 


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