NOTICE TO INFORM: At the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting on August 27, 2026 Ordinances 68-2026 through 81-2026 were enacted related to:1) 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 2026 into FY 2027, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 4;2) 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, FY 2027 Schedule No. 3; 3) amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) classified position in the Div. of Aging & Disability Services; abolishing one (1) classified position of Vehicle and Equipment Technician, and abolishing one (1) classified position of Heavy Equipment Technician, in the Div. of Facilities and Fleet Management; abolishing one (1) classified position in the Div. of Parks and Recreation; abolishing one (1) unclassified position in the Office of the Mayor; transferring one (1) classified position of Recreation Supervisor, from the Div. of Parks and Recreation to the Div. of Community and Resident Services, and transferring the incumbent; changing the classification title of one (1) classified position of Information Systems Manager,, and the incumbent, to Hybrid Cloud Services Manager, in the Div. of Computer Services; and changing the classification title of one (1) classified position of Playground Safety Inspector and the incumbent, to Recreation Facilities Technician in the Div. of Parks and Recreation, all effective retroactive to July 1, 2026;4) creating Section 21-54 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Revised Code of Ordinances, to establish a Sick Leave Bank Program for classified and unclassified employees, effective upon passage of Council;5) amending Section 21-26.1 of the Code of Ordinances, providing that any employee who is granted a voluntary demotion shall be paid no less than their earned rate of pay from prior to vacating their original classification, effective January 1, 2026;6) amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) classified position and creating one (1) classified position, all in the Div. of Human Resources, effective upon passage of Council;7) An Ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one (1) classified position of CDL Program Coordinator in the Div. of Human Resources effective upon passage of Council;8) amending the authorized strength by creating two (2) Classified Civil Service Positions of Security Officer in the Dept. of Public Safety, effective retroactive to July 1, 2026;9) adopting and enacting a republished Code of Ordinances for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government; further adopting and enacting a republished Zoning Ordinance for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government; providing for the repeal of certain Ordinances not included therein; providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for the manner of amending such codes; and providing when such codes and this Ordinance shall become effective;10) amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) Unclassified Civil Service Position of Administrative Officer and creating one (1) Classified Civil Service Position of Administrative Officer, all in the Div. of Waste Management, effective upon passage of Council;11) amending Section 18-119 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code of Ordinances to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking in designated bike lanes, and providing exceptions;12) levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, 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 January 1, 2026, assessment date), as follows: General Services District, $.075 on real property, including real property of public service companies, $.0893 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, 2027, assessment date;13) 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, 2026, through June 30, 2027, 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, 2026, 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, 2027, assessment date;14) levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Soil and Water Conservation District for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, 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, 2026, assessment date.These documents may be viewed in their entirety at https://bit.ly/Ords68-81 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. IPL0371219 Sep 4 2026