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Danny Avula
Mayor2025-2028
About
Danny Avula's platform focuses on pragmatic governance, fiscal policy adjustments to fund public education infrastructure, and administrative reforms within City Hall. His administration also addresses public safety technology by shifting away from specific automated surveillance contracts while evaluating alternatives.
Campaign promises (3)
- infrastructureMayor Avula proposed a 1% tax tradeoff to fund critical school construction projects.
- public-safetyAvula announced that Richmond will not renew its Flock Safety contract while keeping the door open for alternative license plate readers.
- transparencyAvula promised continued reforms within City Hall to improve local governance.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 1:22:07
- Avg per meeting
- 11:44
- Segments
- 702
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
critical↓May 2026[9]
FY 2026-27 city budget adoption
The package includes a $135M bond issue, $314M in utility revenue bonds, and $11.7 million for the housing trust fund.
high→Oct 2026[0]
financial transparency law
There's no direct financial cost or tax impact mentioned, though it fine-tunes how financial data is handled.
Decisions during term (20)
Recorded while Avula was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved3-0Oct 8, 2026
Family Crisis Fund budget transfer (ORD. 2026-282)
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $500,000.00 from the Historic Richmond Foundation and to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Special Fund Budget by…
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2026-063, adopted May 11, 2026, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by (i) transferring $150,000.00 from the Office of Sustainability, (ii) creating…
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2026-063, adopted May 11, 2026, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by (i) transferring $100,000.00 from the Outside Agencies and Central Appropriations…
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2026-063, adopted May 11, 2026, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Fund Budget and made appropriations thereto, by (i) transferring funds in the amount of $844,143.00 from the Department of Neighborhood and…
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $7,300,000.00 from the Virginia Resources Authority and to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Water Utility Budget…
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2026-063, adopted May 11, 2026, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring funds in the amount of $400,000.00 from the National Opioid Settlement…
approved9-0Sep 28, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2026-063, adopted May 11, 2026, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by changing the uses and allocation of the Council District Funds for the Second…
approved9-0Jul 27, 2026
To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $36,000.00 from the Church Hill Association of RVA and to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Special Fund Budget by…
approvedJul 15, 2026
Ord. No. 2026-172 — $3.17M housing cost relief budget amendment
approved2-0Jul 9, 2026
Ordinance 2026-169 — Budget amendment for non-departmental grant restructuring
approvedJun 22, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by changing the uses and allocation of the Council District Funds for the First…
approvedJun 22, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by changing the uses and allocation of the Council District Funds for the Fourth…
approvedJun 22, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by changing the uses and allocation of the Council District Funds for the Fifth…
approvedJun 22, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by changing the uses and allocation of the Council District Funds for the Sixth…
approvedJun 22, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by changing the uses and allocation of the Council District Funds for the Seventh…
approvedJun 22, 2026
To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring funds in the amount of $80,000.00 from the Outside Agencies and Central…
approved8-0May 26, 2026
To approve the Work Plan and Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the provision of services in the Downtown Special Service and Assessment Districts.
approved7-0May 11, 2026
Adoption of FY 2026-27 budget package (Ordinances 2026-063 through 2026-090, Items 14-22)
approved7-0May 11, 2026
To adopt the annual budget, which includes all of the separate current expense budgets for the general operation of the City government and for each utility as defined in ch. 13 of the City Charter and provides for increases to certain…
In the news (3)
City of Richmond News & Press ReleasesNov 2, 2026
Mayor Avula, City Improve outside Employment Disclosure process
WTVR CBS 6Oct 13, 2026
Avula explains decision not to renew Flock contract in Richmond as police chief reports drop in murders
VPM NewsOct 10, 2026