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Leesburg Continued From Page 27 URAC was established in 2007 to annually review the relevant information provided by staff necessary for the establishment of utility rates and provides a recommendation to the Town Council so that rates can be established as part of the town’s annual budget process. The Town Council generally sets annual utility rates as part of the approval process for the annual town budget. In-town representatives are Dan Connally, Kimberly Hicks, Frank Holtz, Gigi Robinson, Jerry Hill and Joseph Mydlinski. Deputy Utilities Director Aref Etemadi serves as staff liaison.
Town Administrative Staff
SEPTEMBER, 2012
Town Manager: John Wells Rich Williams Town property owners pay real estate and Deputy Town Manager: Kaj Dentler Plan Review Department Director: Bill Ackman personal property taxes to both Leesburg and Assistant to the Town Manager: Scott Parker Planning and Zoning Department Director: Loudoun County. Leesburg’s real property tax rate Town Attorney: Jeanette Irby Susan Berry-Hill for FY2013 is $1 per $100 of assessed value. Real Chief of Police: Joseph Price Public Works Department Director: Tom estate property taxes are collected semiannually, on Clerk of Council: Lee Ann Green Mason June 5 and Dec. 5. Leesburg’s real estate tax is 19.5 Airport Director: Kaj Dentler Thomas Balch Library Manager: Alexandra cents per $100 of assessed value. Personal property Airport Operations Manager: Scott Coffman Gressitt taxes are collected annually and are due on Oct. Director of Capital Projects: Renée LaFollette Utilities Department Director: Amy Wyks 5; pro-rated personal property taxes on vehicles Economic Development Direct: Marantha Zoning Administrator: Chris Murphy acquired after June 15 are due on March 15. Edwards Town Hall Number: 703-777-2420 Finance Department Director: Norman Water and Sewer Service 1/4 Butts page: Human Resources Director: Nancy Fixx (retiring Finances The Town of Leesburg provides public water at the end of 2012) The Leesburg governmenttobudget is orga- and sewer service its residents andToday some areasand A to run in special "Guide Loudoun" issue in forLeesburg Information Technology Manager: Annie nized into three funds that are segregated to allow outside the town’s corporate limits. The town’s burn Todayseparate accounting for different activities and water treatment plant, named the Kenneth B. RolCarlson Parks and Recreation Department Director: before projects: camera-ready discount.lins Memorial Water Treatment Plant in honor of $384.90 • The General Fund is the town’s primary the former mayor and state delegate, draws from operating fund into which all standard revenues the Potomac River under a permit with Virginia are deposited and from which all standard expen- and has a capacity of up to 12.5 million gallons per ditures are disbursed. The airport is now incor- day and will eventually expand to 15 million gpd. 703-771-8802 in FY13: display poratedSusan into the Styer General Fund. $47.6 advertising The sewer plant has a capacity of 7.5 million gpd. million. • The Utilities Fund accounts for the town’s Effective July 1, 2011, water rates are $3.90 Treatsper 1,000 gallons and sewer rates are $5.21 per self-supporting water and sewer system, Lorraine Hooper Lola Cookies & collects developers’ hook-up fees and all system user fees. 1,000 gallons for in-town residential users. Out-ofcell: 571-242-7965 FY13: $19.9 million. town users currently pay $5.50 for 1,000 gallons • The Capital Fund is divided into sev- of water and $7.92 for 1,000 gallons of discharge. eral sub-funds established by the town’s Capi- Quarterly sewer bills are based on winter quarter tal Improvements Program, a five-year plan for consumption so users are billed the same rate major acquisitions and construction projects that is throughout the year. To encourage conservation, revised annually by the town council. FY13: $21.3 there is a 45 percent surcharge for any water usage million. during other quarters that exceeds the winter level by more than 35 percent.
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