INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWSNewport News, Virginia

Employment record

Public institution
City of Newport News
Department / office / school
Budget and Evaluation
Position / title
Director - Budget
Source type
Roster assignment
Classification / role type
Management Schedule
Record status
Listed in source roster
Source date / period
May 2026

The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.

Employment source [1]

Original roster wording & label sources
Name in source
LISA CIPRIANO
Department in source
Budget And Evaluation
Position in source
DIRECTOR-BUDGET

Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.

Official compensation job classification [4]

Official organization name source [5]

Official website listings

These separately dated website roles and contacts do not replace the original roster assignment or its compensation match.

Salary & compensation

Published role rate

$225,000

This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Lisa Cipriano’s individual pay.

September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026. One source pay record matches this department/title. A unique title match is still not direct named-pay evidence.

Compensation source [4]

Contribute a dated public salary record

Public records & case history

Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.

No verified professional, licensure, certification or case record is attached to this profile.

Notes

The report describes Budget Director Lisa Cipriano’s July 8, 2025 retreat discussion of a school-funding formula, including predictability and flexibility.

Source date: September 24, 2026

What needed repair? City Council, School Board and the public’s money [7]

Being mentioned in a report does not itself establish wrongdoing.

References

  1. City FOIA Employees by PositionEmployee roster · Period: May 2026 · Tracker row ID 3 · Source page 1
  2. Official City public-contact directoryOfficial public listing · Checked: October 7, 2026
  3. Official City staff directoryOfficial public listing · Checked: June 28, 2026
  4. Employee compensation — September 2026Compensation dataset · Document date: September 1, 2026 · Downloaded: October 1, 2026 · Checked: October 1, 2026 · Period: September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026 · Source department: Budget And Evaluation · Job classification: DIRECTOR-BUDGET
  5. Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
  6. City of Newport News — Budget & EvaluationPhoto source · Checked: October 1, 2026
  7. What needed repair? City Council, School Board and the public’s moneyPublished reporting · Published: September 24, 2026
  8. Directory sources and verificationMethodology