How Alexandria is run
Who runs Alexandria, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Alexandria's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Alexandria
The elected mayor heads the city government and appoints its top administrator and department heads. The council passes laws, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Alexandria city staff
We found no total staff count in the audit or the budget summary. The police department has 15 full-time sworn officers, 1 police social worker and 2 school resource officers. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Alexandria in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $13.2M (2025-06-30). City of Alexandria · Dec 18, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026-27.
Comes from
- Taxes$6.8M · 33%
- Charges for services$1.1M · 6%
- Intergovernmental$411,200 · 2%
- Grant (park shelter)$183,000 · 1%
- Police reimbursements$82,500 · 0%
- Other (community center, parks, licenses, fines, miscellaneous)$61,700 · 0%
- Drawn from opening balance and bond financing$11.9M · 58%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Other city expenses$14.2M · 69%
- Police$3.1M · 15%
- Public works$1.6M · 8%
- Administration$1.4M · 7%
- Community center$94,500 · 0%
- Parks and recreation$88,500 · 0%
- Planning and zoning$20,500 · 0%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Alexandria is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityAlexandria Police Department15 full-time sworn officersCity of Alexandria
- Fire and EMSSeparate districtCampbell Fire/RescueA fire taxing district that includes the past Alexandria Fire DistrictCampbell Fire/Rescue
- Trash and recyclingContractorRumpkeCity of Alexandria
- City streets and sidewalksThe cityCity of Alexandria Public Works DepartmentCity of Alexandria
- Park maintenanceThe cityCity of Alexandria Public Works DepartmentCity of Alexandria
- Street lightsPrivate companyDuke EnergyCity of Alexandria
- Building permits and inspectionsThe countyCampbell County Planning & Zoning & Building InspectionsCity of Alexandria
- Payroll tax and business license collectionThe countyCampbell County Payroll and Occupational License DepartmentCity of Alexandria
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | ParisKY | VersaillesKY | FranklinKY | AlexandriaKY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,130 | 10,734 | 10,759 | 10,994 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | $13,762 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,588 | $1,692 | $1,233 | $1,870 |
| Debt per resident | $1,087 | $4,853 | $675 | $1,528 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $1,897 | $1,527 | $932 | $423 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | — | — | — | — |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Franklin and Alexandria pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Alexandria publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Partly: Adopted budget posted onlineBudget Ordinance 2026-05 is posted with a one-page Exhibit A summary by department. We found no line-item budget. City of Alexandria · Jun 18, 2026
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineThe Administration Office page lists the City Administrator's name and email only. We found no employment contract on the city website. City of Alexandria
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes online City of Alexandria
- No: Council pay stated in a public documentWe found no council or mayor pay amount in the posted budgets, audits or 2026 council minutes. City of Alexandria
- No: Employee pay publishedOrdinance 2026-02 amended police salary ranges, but we found no posted salary ranges or pay plan. City of Alexandria
Questions to ask your council
- The city's share of the CERS hazardous pension plan shortfall is $3.19M, and that plan was 57.05% funded. How does the budget plan for pension costs?
- The posted FY2026-27 budget is a one-page summary by department. Will the city post the full line-item budget?
The fiscal year starts July 1. By May 31 the mayor submits a proposed budget, and the council must adopt it by ordinance by July 1. The FY2026-27 budget had its first reading May 21, 2026 and passed 6-0-0 on June 18, 2026. The council held a first reading on the property tax rate on August 20, 2026. See who is running for council
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