City of Fairfax 2026 Legislative Program

Summary

The City of Fairfax 2026 Legislative Program is an annual policy document outlining the city's legislative priorities for the coming year. It was first introduced at the November 4, 2025 City Council Work Session, where Acting City Manager Melanie Zipp described it as a "first stab" at the program, noting she had a Legislative Liaison Regional Meeting scheduled for that Friday. No formal vote was taken at the work session. On November 18, 2025, a public hearing was held as agenda item 8c, but no public testimony was received and no Council action was taken. Final consideration was deferred to December 9, 2025, with a potential intervening work session on December 2, 2025 left as an open question. Council members were invited to submit suggested edits or grammatical changes directly to Ms. Zipp via email in the interim.

Open questions & options on the table

• Whether a work session will be held on December 2, 2025 prior to final Council consideration, or whether the Council will proceed directly to action on December 9, 2025.
• Final Council adoption of the 2026 Legislative Program, scheduled for December 9, 2025.

What members have said

Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.