Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance

The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 10:00 A.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix.

BLOCK I

The Committee will receive testimony from the Government’s Financial Team on the territory’s finances to include the status of vendor payments, property taxes, 90-120 days revenue collections, 90-120 days general expenditures, the Tourism Revolving Fund, Compliance reporting in accordance with Act 8915, the Line of Credit, the Budget Stabilization Fund, the Single Payer Utility, cash on hand, federal drawdowns and status of federal grants to include FEMA, ARPA and CARES and the Epstein Fund, etc.

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

Block II

The Committee on Budget, Appropriations will receive testimony from the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works on the overview of Capital Projects (Territorial), Garvee funded projects, an update on road projects and bridges and the status of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium and the VITRAN Maintenance and Operations Facility on St. Croix.

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Kevin McCurdy, Commissioner, VI Department of Finance
Julio Rhymer, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Joel Lee, Director, VI Bureau of Internal Revenue
Adrienne Williams-Octalien, Director, Office of Disaster Recovery
Brent Leerdam, Tax Collector, Office of the Lt. Governor
Chalma Moorhead, Acting Tax Assessor, Office of the Lt. Governor
Joss Springette, Esq., Chief Negotiator, Office of Collective Bargaining
Cindy L. Richardson, Director, Division of Personnel
Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner, VI Department of Public Works