NOTICE TO INFORM: At the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting on August 28, 2025, Ordinances 55-68 were enacted related to: (1) An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to provide funds to prepare for Grant closures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds;(2) amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to provide funds for purchase orders and pre-paid expenses rolling from FY 2025 into FY 2026, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds; (3) amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds; (4) amending the authorized strength by creating one (1) unclassified position, expiring on September 30, 2026, in the Div. of Enhanced 911; (5) amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) classified position and creating one (1) classified position, all in the Div. of Internal Audit; (6) amending the authorized strength by abolishing two (2) unclassified positions in the Div. of Fire and Emergency Services, abolishing one (1) unclassified position, in the Div. of Youth Services, abolishing five (5) unclassified positions in the Div. of Parks and Recreation, and abolishing one (1) unclassified position, in the Div. of Grants and Special Programs, all effective as of July 1, 2025; (7) amending the authorized strength by transferring one (1) classified position from the Div. of Waste Management to the Div. of Human Resources, and transferring the incumbent; transferring one (1) unclassified position from the Office of the Mayor to the Dept. of Social Services; transferring three (3) classified positions from the Office of the Mayor to the Dept. of Social Services, and transferring the incumbents; and transferring one (1) classified position from the Office of the Mayor to the Dept. of Social Services, and transferring the incumbent, all effective as of July 1, 2025.(8) authorizing salary supplements for certain classifications in the Div. of Water Quality, as follows: Treatment Plant Operator Apprentices and Treatment Plant Operators who are assigned to work second shift or third shift shall be eligible for a one dollar ($1) per hour shift differential, calculated as additional compensation on an hourly basis; and Treatment Plant Operator Apprentices, Treatment Plant Operators, and Solids Processing Supervisors who hold Wastewater Treatment Operator Certifications from the Commonwealth of Ky. shall be eligible for a salary supplement, which shall be calculated as additional compensation on an hourly basis based on the highest certification obtained, as follows: $1 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class I; $2 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class II; $3 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class III; and $4 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class IV; (9) amending the civil service authorized strength by abolishing one (1) unclassified position and creating one (1) unclassified position and reallocating the incumbent; and abolishing five (5) unclassified positions and creating five (5) unclassified positions and reallocating the incumbents, all effective the first pay period following Council approval.(10) amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) classified position and creating one (1) classified position, all in the Dept. of Law; (11) amending the authorized strength by creating one (1) classified position, in the Dept. of Information Technology, creating one (1) classified position, in the Div. of Police, creating one (1) classified position, in the Div. of Fire and Emergency Services, creating one (1) classified position, in the Div. of Community and Resident Services, creating one (1) classified position, in the Dept. of General Services, creating one (1) classified position, in the Div. of Parks and Recreation, and creating one (1) classified position, in the Div. of Planning, all effective as of July 1, 2025;(12) levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdictions of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (all taxes on each $100.00 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2025 assessment date), as follows: General Services District, $.075 on real property, including real property of public service companies, $.0911 on personal property, including personal property of public service companies, noncommercial aircraft, and noncommercial watercraft, $.1500 on insurance capital, $.0150 on tobacco in storage, and $.0450 on agricultural products in storage; Full Urban or Partial Urban Services Districts based on urban services available on real property, including real property of public service companies, $.137 for Refuse Collection, $.027 for Street Lights, $.009 for Street Cleaning, $.0920 on insurance capital, $.0150 on tobacco in storage, $.0450 on agricultural products in storage; abandoned urban property $1.00; and levying an ad valorem tax for municipal purposes at the rate of $.088 on each $100.00 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government as of the January 1, 2026 assessment date;(13) levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Soil and Water Conservation District for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, on the assessed value of all taxable real property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, including real property of public service companies, at a rate of $.001 on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2025, assessment date;(14) adopting the request of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Dept. under KRS 212.755 and levying a special ad valorem public health tax for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, including real and personal property of public service companies, noncommercial aircraft, noncommercial watercraft, and inventory in transit, and excluding insurance capital, tobacco in storage, and agricultural products in storage, at the rate of $.0243 on each $100.00 of assessed value as of the January 1, 2025 assessment date; and levying a special ad valorem public health tax at the rate of $.0243 on each $100.00 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, as of the January 1, 2026 assessment date.These documents may be viewed in their entirety at https://bit.ly/Ords55-68 or in the Council Clerk's Office at 200 E. Main St. Lexington, KY 40507. 859-258-3240. View all LFUCG legal notices at https://www.lexingtonky.gov/public-notices IPL0269540 Sep 5 2025