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Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Monday, June 8, 2026, 10:00 A.M. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas to receive testimony from the Government’s Financial Team on the Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget for the Government of the US Virgin Islands to include: Fiscal year 2026 budget appropriations vs. revenue collections to date; Total allotments to date and allotment reductions; Projected revenues through September 30, 2026 and proposed adjustments due to revenue shortfalls if any; Status of union negotiations; Status of outstanding payments due to vendors for FY 2026 and funding to semi-autonomous agencies; Property taxes; Line of Credit; The Budget Stabilization Fund; Cash on hand; Federal drawdowns and status of federal grants to include FEMA, ARPA and CARES Status of government rental (property); and Outstanding vendor payments from FY2026 Invited Testifiers: Honorable Kevin McCurdy, Commissioner, VI Department of Finance Mr. Julio Rhymer, Director, Office of Management and Budget Mr. Joel Lee, Director, VI Bureau of Internal Revenue Mr. Brent Leerdam, Tax Collector, Office of the Lt. Governor Mr. Ludence Romney, Tax Assessor, Office of the Lt. Governor Ms. Joss Springette, Esq., Chief Negotiator, Office of Collective Bargaining Ms. Cindy L. Richardson, Director, Division of Personnel Ms. Adrienne Williams-Octalien, Director, Office of Disaster Recovery Dr. Haldane Davies, Director, Bureau of Economic Research BLOCK II The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will receive testimony on the following bills: Bill No. 36-0045        An Act appropriating the sum of $400,000 from the Tourism Advertising Revolving Fund to the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission for the implementation of technological upgrades Invited Testifiers: Honorable Kevin G. McCurdy, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Finance Ms. Melissa Smith, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission Mr. Rupert Ross, Director, Virgin Islands Bureau of Information Technology Bill No. 36-0273        An act amending Act No. 8465 redirecting the appropriation from the First-Time Homebuyers Program to the Williams Delight Community Homeownership Program and the VI Slice Homeownership Program Invited Testifiers: Mr. Wayne Biggs, Jr., Executive Director, VI Economic Development Authority Mr. Julio Rhymer, Sr. , Director, Office of Management and Budget Ms. Valdez Shelford, Interim Executive Director, VI Housing Finance Authority Mr. Dwayne Alexander, Executive Director, VI Housing Authority Bill No. 36-0274        An act requiring the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to pay compensation to the homeowners within the LBJ Gardens community who have been required to vacate their homes as a result of the actions related to the demolition of properties owned by the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority and associated with the operations of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Invited Testifiers: Honorable Kevin G. McCurdy, Commissioner, VI Department of Finance Mr. Julio Rhymer, Director, Office of Management and Budget Ms. Valdez Shelford, Interim Executive Director, VI Housing Finance Authority Mr. Karl Knight, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, VI Water and Power Authority Ms. Wanda Centeno, Resident Ms. Margarette Acevedo, Real Estate Appraiser + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: $400 000 , 36-0045 , 36-0273 , 36-0274 , Act No. 8465 , Adrienne Williams – Octalien , allotment reductions , ARPA , Brent Leerdam , Budget Stabilization Fund , Bureau of Economic Research , CARES , Cindy L. Richardson , Division of Personnel , Dwayne Alexander , Federal drawdowns , federal grants , FEMA , First-time Homebuyers’ Program , Fiscal year 2026 budget appropriations vs. revenue collections to date , Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget , government rental (property) , Government’s Financial Team , Haldane Davies , Joel Lee , Joss Springette Esq. , Julio Rhymer , Karl Knight , Kevin McCurdy , LBJ Gardens , Ludence Romney , Margarette Acevedo , Melissa Smith , Office of Disaster Recovery , Office of Management and Budget , Office of the Lt. Governor , Outstanding vendor payments from FY2026 , Projected revenues through September 30 2026 , revenue shortfalls , Rupert Ross , technological upgrades , Total allotments to date , Tourism Advertising Revolving Fund , union negotiations , Valdez Shelford , VI Bureau of Internal Revenue , VI Department of Finance , VI Housing Authority , VI Housing Finance Authority , VI Slice Homeownership Program , Virgin Islands Bureau of Information Technology , Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission , Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority , Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority , Wanda Centeno , Wayne Biggs , Williams Delight Community Homeownership Program Date Jun 08 2026 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Budget, Appropriations and Finance Organizer Senator Novelle E. 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