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Created by the General Assembly to serve special functions
Planning, land use, transportation, water and waste disposal
Boards and commissions will establish and regulate to oversee public institutions.
Oversees the functioning of the many departments
Helps propose the budget which funds these departments
Henrico is a single school district School Board is elected and is responsible for
setting school policy, hiring/ firing teachers Superintendent overseas daily running – serves
as a managing executive School Board meetings are open to the public –
expulsion hearings and work-sessions are not. Schools are the largest expenditure of Henrico
County!
Real Property Tax: taxes on property that cannot be easily moved such as homes, land, business, etc.
Personal Property Tax: tax on property that is movable such as cars, boats, trailers, motorcycles, etc.
All property that can be taxed must be registered with the county
Property transfer tax –when property is registered with the county
Licensing fees (like hunting and fishing)
Income taxes (not in Henrico)
Sales taxes (not in Henrico)
User Charges for services (like trash pick-up and water-sewage)
Fines for legal penalties Issue bonds (this allows the
county to borrow money) but this is only done through referendum
Entertainment Tax (yep- if you can afford to have fun, you can donate a little bit to the community)