Rethinking Budgeting in Action: Program Budgeting in Orange County, Virginia
Rethinking Budgeting in Action: Program Budgeting in Orange County, Virginia
DownloadWhen Orange County, Virginia, began moving away from line-item budgeting, the change wasn’t just about modernizing financial processes. It was about rethinking budgeting itself, to tell a clearer story about what local government does and how it serves residents.
GFOA had the chance to sit down with several of the leaders driving this change: Ashley Jacobs, management analyst; Glenda Bradley Paul, county administrator, who spearhead the program-based budget effort; Jayson Woods, communications manager; Andrew Oliver, finance director; and Larry Clement, IT director. Together, they shared how Orange County is implementing program budgeting in a way that best serves its resources and culture.
Publication Date: December 2025
Authors: Katie Ludwig and Manuela Sasot
