Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance

The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

BLOCK I

The Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance will receive testimony from the Government’s Financial Team pursuant to V.I. Code, title 2, chapter 2, sections 20d and 22 on the FY 2024 mid-year review of the Government of the Virgin Islands to include but not limited to:

• Fiscal Year 2024 budget appropriations vs revenue collections to date;
• total allotments to date;
• projected revenues through September 30, 2024, and proposed adjustments for FY 2024 due to revenue shortfall, if any;
• status of union negotiations; and
• status of outstanding payments due to vendors for FY 2023

Invited Testifiers:

Jenifer O’ Neal, Director, Office of Management and Budget

Honorable Kevin McCurdy, Commissioner, Department of Finance

Joel Lee, Director, V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue

Ira R. Mills, Tax Assessor, Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Brent Leerdam, Tax Collector, Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Cindy Richardson, Director, Division of Personnel

Joss Springette, Esq., Chief Negotiator, Office of Collective Bargaining