Eligibility
Every county, city, and town in Virginia is eligible to become a member of the Institute. Any town under 1,000 population becomes a member automatically when its parent county joins.
Dues
Membership dues are based on the locality's population. They range from $250 to $20,000. This formula was recommended by a task force of public officials to be equitable, affordable, and voluntary. For information on joining, contact Jennifer Nelson, 804.371.0202. You can use the contact form below to send a message directly to Jennifer.
Benefits
- Institute members enjoy unlimited access to AskVIG, the Institute's email inquiry service. Click here for a description of this popular service
- A complimentary eBook version of the latest Virginia Local Government Tax Rates
- Brokered training and facilitation services — Our ever-expanding roster of instructors and practitioners can personalize training and facilitation services on a variety of issues for multiple audiences including front-line employees, senior administrative officers, and the elected body
- Limited use (by appointment) of office space/conference room in the VIG Richmond office for representatives of your locality when visiting the capital city on official business
Discounts
- 10% off Senior Executive Institute (SEI)
- 10% off Leading, Educating, and Developing program (LEAD)
- Discounted access to staff and resources of the entire Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service including the Center for Economic and Policy Studies, the Center for Survey Research, the Demographics Resource Group, and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.
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Virginia Institute of Government, FY2021 Members (197)
as of July 27, 2021
Cities (26)
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Alexandria (FY22) Buena Vista Charlottesville Colonial Heights Covington Danville Emporia Fairfax Falls Church
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Franklin Fredericksburg Galax Harrisonburg Hopewell Lexington Manassas Martinsville Newport News
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Norton Poquoson (FY22) Portsmouth Radford Staunton Waynesboro Williamsburg Winchester
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Counties (61)
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Accomack Albemarle Alleghany (FY22) Arlington (FY22) Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buckingham Campbell Caroline Charles City Charlotte (FY22) Clarke Culpeper Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fauquier Fluvanna Franklin Frederick |
Gloucester Goochland Greene Greensville Halifax (FY22) Hanover Henrico Henry Highland Isle of Wright James City King and Queen King George King William Loudoun Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Montgomery Nelson New Kent Northampton |
Nottoway Orange Prince Edward Prince George Pulaski Rappahannock Richmond Roanoke (FY22) Rockbridge Rockingham Shenandoah Smyth Southampton Stafford Surry Warren Westmoreland Wise York
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Towns (110)
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Abingdon Accomac Alberta Altavista Amherst Ashland Bedford Belle Haven Berryville (FY22) Big Stone Gap (FY22) Blacksburg Bloxom Boones Mill Bowling Green Boyce Boydton Boykins Branchville Broadway Brodnax Brookneal Burkeville Cape Charles Capron Chase City Cheriton Chilhowie Chincoteague (FY22) Christiansburg Claremont Clarksville Clinchco Clintwood Coeburn (FY22) Colonial Beach Craigsville Crewe Culpeper Dayton Dendron Dillwyn
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Dumfries Eastville Edinburg Farmville Fincastle Floyd (FY22) Gate City Glasgow Gordonsville (FY22) Goshen Gretna (FY22) Hallwood Hamilton Haymarket Haysi Herndon Hillsboro Hillsville Hurt (FY22) Ivor Jarratt Keller Kilmarnock Lacrosse Lawrenceville (FY22) Lebanon Leesburg Louisa Lovettsville Luray (FY22) Marion McKenney Melfa Middleburg Monterey Montross Mount Crawford Narrows (FY22) Nassawadox New Market Newsoms Occoquan (FY22) |
Onley Orange Painter Parksley Pearisburg Pennington Gap (FY22) The Plains Port Royal Pound Pulaski Purcellville Remington Richlands Ridgeway Rocky Mount Round Hill Saxis Scottsville Shenandoah (FY22) Smithfield South Boston South Hill Stanardsville Stanley (FY22) Surry Tangier Tappahannock Toms Brook Troutville Vienna Vinton Wachapreague Warrenton (FY22) Warsaw Washington Weber City (FY22) West Point Windsor Wise (FY22) Woodstock Wytheville
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