Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance

The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 9:00 A.M. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.

BLOCK I 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Department of Tourism
Jennifer Matarangas-King, Commissioner Nominee

Block II 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
Craig F. Benjamin, Executive Director

BLOCK III 2:00 P.M – 5:00 P.M.

The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will receive testimony from the Government’s Financial Team on the Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Kevin G. McCurdy, Commissioner, Department of Finance
Julio Rhymer, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Joel Lee, Director, VI Bureau of Internal Revenue
Brent Leerdam, Tax Collector, Office of the Lt. Governor
Ludence Romney, Tax Assessor, Office of the Lt. Governor
Joss Springette, Esq., Chief Negotiator, Office of Collective Bargaining
Cindy L. Richardson, Director, Division of Personnel
Adrienne Williams-Octalien, Director, Office of Disaster Recovery
Dr. Haldene Davies, Director, Bureau of Economic Research