Virginia Law

In developing its findings of fact and recommendations with respect to a proposed agreement developed under the authority of § 15.2-3400 of the Code of Virginia, the commission shall consider the information, data, and factors listed in this section. Local governments submitting a proposed agreement for review shall, separately or jointly, submit to the commission data and other evidence responsive to each element listed in this section that they deem relevant to the proposed voluntary settlement agreement.

1. If the agreement proposes a municipal boundary expansion, submissions should include data and evidence responsive to the relevant provisions of 1VAC50-20-540.

2. If the agreement proposes the immunization of areas of a county from annexation or the incorporation of new cities, submissions should include data and evidence responsive to the relevant provisions of 1VAC50-20-550.

3. If the agreement proposes the incorporation of a town, submissions should include data and evidence responsive to the relevant provisions of 1VAC50-20-570.

4. If the agreement proposes the transition of a town to city status, submissions should include data and evidence responsive to the relevant provisions of 1VAC50-20-580.

5. If the agreement proposes the transition of a county to city status, submissions should include data and evidence responsive to the relevant provisions of 1VAC50-20-590.

6. If the agreement proposes the transition of a city to town status, submissions should include data and evidence responsive to the relevant provisions of 1VAC50-20-601.

7. If the agreement proposes a revenue-sharing plan or similar arrangement by which jurisdictions will share the tax or revenue sources of an area, submissions should include:

a. A description of the plan;

b. Calculations indicating for each locality the projected future contributions to the plan for the next five-year period;

c. Each locality's projected net annual receipts or net annual contributions to the plan for the next five-year period;

d. Each locality's annual expenditures for the past five years and its projected annual expenditures for the next five years by general operating, school, and debt service categories;

e. Each locality's real estate and public service corporation property assessed values for the past five years and projected for the next five-year period;

f. Each locality's annual revenue for the past five years and projected for the next five-year period (exclusive of receipts from or payments to the economic growth sharing plan) by source and type;

g. Each locality's anticipated major capital needs for the next five-year period; and

h. Other information indicating the general equity of the proposed plan for each participating locality.

8. The commission's staff shall endeavor to assist localities contemplating or involved in the development of voluntary settlement agreements under the authority of § 15.2-3400 of the Code of Virginia by identifying additional data elements considered by the commission to be relevant to the commission's review of such agreements.