June 1, 2026 2% Bonus for Constitutional Officers and Employees
Printable PDF: FY26_Projected_2Percent_Bonus_6-1-26_Information.pdf
MEMORANDUM
TO: Constitutional Officers and Regional Jail Superintendents
City Managers and County Administrators
FROM: Robyn M. de Socio
Executive Secretary
SUBJECT: June 1, 2026 2% Bonus for Constitutional Officers and Employees
I am writing to provide information regarding a 2% salary bonus approved by the 2026 Session of the General
Assembly for constitutional officers, regional jail superintendents, and their Compensation Board funded
deputies and employees, as noted in prior communications regarding the budget introduced to the legislature
for its 2026 session and action taken by the 2026 General Assembly to approve HB29 (the caboose bill, which
contains amendments to the current Commonwealth budget for FY26). Note that implementation of the 2%
salary bonus is not subject to continuing action by the 2026 Special Session of the General Assembly convening
today on the Commonwealth budget for FY27 and FY28.
Salary bonus amounts of 2% of the Compensation Board salary amount on June 1, 2026 have been approved
and represent one-time funding that will not become part of each office’s base salary funding. We are
providing a projection of total and reimbursable bonus amounts at this time. Please note that personnel
changes between now and June 1 could impact these projections. Additionally, please note the following
information regarding these one-time bonus payments of 2%:
1 – The calculation of the 2% bonus amount is based on the Compensation Board funded salary as of June 1,
2026.
2 – While the Appropriation Act provides for the salary bonus on June 1, 2026, the Compensation Board
recognizes the need for flexibility in the date for the bonus to be paid by the locality or regional jail to the
elected officers and employees, based upon varying pay cycles instituted across localities and the need for
operational time to prepare for the bonus. If payment of the bonus in June, 2026 is not possible, the
Compensation Board will allow for payment of the bonus on another day between June 1, 2026 and
September 30, 2026, as fits with the locality’s pay cycle and timelines for local approval. However, please note
that the bonus may only be reimbursed by the Compensation Board for officers and employees that are in a
Compensation Board funded position on June 1, 2026. Bonus payments made to any individual that is not in a
Compensation Board funded position on June 1 will not be reimbursable. Reimbursements for the bonus
payment will be processed with the payroll and expense report that corresponds with the month the bonus is
paid.
3 – Reimbursement of the bonus will require a certification by the locality confirming payment of the bonus to
the officers and employees; payment of a higher (supplemented) salary amount by the regional jail or locality
is not sufficient to meet the requirement that a bonus is paid in order to receive the reimbursed bonus funds.
As the Compensation Board prepares for the closing of FY26 budgets and reimbursement of bonus amounts,
there will be a very short window to identify and confirm bonus amounts that will be reimbursable. The
Compensation Board will request each office to ensure any personnel actions with an effective date of June 1,
2026, only are entered into the COIN personnel and reimbursement system during the week of June 1-4,
2026. The Compensation Board will then provide notice of final reimbursable bonus funds at the beginning of
the week of June 8, 2026, along with a certification form to be completed by the locality when seeking
reimbursement for bonus funds paid. Local government certifications for any bonus payment costs
incurred/paid in June 2026 will be due by the end of the same week, by June 12, 2026. Once certifications are
received, reimbursement of the bonuses paid will be included in the June 2026 payroll and expense
reimbursement in early July. Certifications for bonuses paid or planned for payment in June but not received
by June 12, 2026 will be reimbursed with the July 2026 payroll and expense reimbursement in August.
Local government certifications for bonus costs incurred/paid in July through September, 2026 will be due by
the 24th of the month in which the bonus is incurred/paid for reimbursement of the bonus to be included in
that month’s payroll and expense reimbursement.
Please refer to the attached spreadsheet showing the projected bonus amounts by position and office, for
your information and planning purposes only; final spreadsheets will be provided at the beginning of the week
of June 8, 2026. Note that the attached spreadsheet is a macro-enabled Excel file. Please first open the
attached pdf document entitled “FY26 Instructions to Open 6-1-2026 Budget Estimate Spreadsheet File 4-
2026” for detailed instructions on how to download and extract your office data from the macro-enabled Excel
file, as many computers will block macro files. If you still cannot extract your data after following these
instructions, or the macro-enabled Excel file is missing, please contact the Compensation Board staff noted at
the end of this letter for assistance.
After you have extracted and opened the bonus estimate spreadsheet for your office, please open the
attached pdf document entitled “Instructions to Complete Review of Bonus Estimate 4-2026” for further
information and instructions regarding the bonus and eligibility of officers and deputies/employees.
Please review all provided information carefully, and if you have any questions, please contact a member of
the Compensation Board staff below.
Officer Fiscal Services Analysts Email Address Telephone
Sheriffs and Regional Jails Brian Bennett
Donna Foster
brian.bennett@scb.virginia.gov
donna.foster@scb.virginia.gov
804-225-3443
804-225-3435
Commonwealth’s Attorneys,
Treasurers and Finance Directors
Nadia Elasha Nadia.elasha@scb.virginia.gov 804-225-3479
Commissioners of the Revenue Joan Bailey joan.bailey@scb.virginia.gov 804-225-3351
Circuit Court Clerks Paige Christy paige.christy@scb.virginia.gov 804-225-3442
All Officers or Gov Bodies Bill Fussell, Customer
Service Supervisor
william.fussell@scb.virginia.gov 804-225-3321
Charlotte Lee, Budget &
Finance Manager
charlotte.lee@scb.virginia.gov 804-225-3366
Robyn de Socio,
Executive Secretary
robyn.desocio@scb.virginia.gov 804-225-3439