Virginia Governor EO 8: Chief of Staff Authority

NUMBER EI GHT (2026) AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHIEF OF ST AFF By virtue of th e authority vested in me as Governor under A rticle V, §§ 1, 7, 8, and 10 of the Constitut ion of V ir ginia, and §§ 2.2-100 and 2.2-104 of the Code of V ir g inia, and subject always to my c ont inuing ultimate authority and re spons ibility to act in such matters and to reserve t o myself a ny and all such powers, I here by af firm and delegate t o my Chief of Staf f the powers and duti es enu merated bel ow. 1. T o di rect, as the deputy planning and budget offi cer, the administ ra tion of the state governme nt p lanning and budget process, exce pt as to the responsibilities enumerated below, which are re taine d by me: a. Submission of the budge t and accompa ny ing documents to the Gen eral Assembly; b. Final re vi ew and determi na tion of all proposed e xp e nditures a nd of est imated revenues a nd borrowings to be include d in the Executive Budget for each sta te depart m ent, division, of fice, board, commission, institution, or other agency or underta king; c. Amendme nt of Posit ion Le v els; and d. Authoriza t ion of deficit s. 2. T o di rect, as the deputy personnel of f ice r, the administrati on of th e state governm en t personnel system, ex cept as to the responsibilit y enu mera t ed below, whic h are retained by me: a. Final de t ermination with respect to e mp loyee compensation plans; b. Submission of reports to t he General As sembly by t h e Governor as required by law;

2 c. Issuance, am end ment, or suspension of t he Ru les for the Administration of the V ir ginia Personnel Act; and d. Final a c tion on a pp eals from appointing authoritie s t o the Governor. 3. T o revi ew, in the event of my absence or unavailability, ma jor planning, budgetary, personnel, pol i cy, and l egislative matters that require my decision. 4. T o revi ew, in the event of my absence or unavailability, poli cy or operational differences tha t may a rise among or between my Se cr etaries and ot h er Cabinet members. 5. T o a dminister the direction and supervisi on of the Office of t h e Governor, as well as budgeta ry and p ersonnel aut hor ity for the Offi ce.. Effective Date of the Executive Order This Exe cu tive Order superse des and r escinds Executive Order No. 14 (2022) issued by Governor Glenn Y oungkin on January 20, 2022. This Exe cu tive Order shall be co me effe ctive upon its signing and shall remain in full force a nd ef fect until amended or rescinded by further e x ecutive order. Given under m y hand and under the Se al of the Commonwealt h of V irgi ni a thi s 17th d ay of January 2026. Abigail D. S pa nberger, Governo r Attest: Jennif er B. Moon, S ecret a ry of the Commo nwealth