PUBLIC NOTICE
TO FAYETTE COUNTY VOTERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposal relating to the enactment of charter review procedures by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council shall be submitted to the electorate of Fayette County at the November 3,
2026 General Election.
The purpose of said proposal will be to take the sense of the voters upon the question of whether Section 14.04 of the Charter should be amended, in pertinent part, to provide as follows:
Without limiting the amendment and revision procedures available under this article, and commencing in 2027, the Council shall convene a Charter Review Assembly at least once every eight (8) years to conduct a comprehensive review of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Charter. The Charter Review Assembly shall be comprised of not fewer than twenty four(24) representatives and shall be established pursuant to an ordinance adopted by Council which shall, at minimum, establish selection procedures using a representative lottery and shall further establish procedures for the assembly to conduct its review and publish its recommendations, which shall include opportunities for public engagement.
The Council shall further establish, by ordinance, a standing Charter Review Board to serve as a permanent advisory body to identify appropriate Charter amendments between eight-year review cycles, to facilitate the review conducted by the Charter Review Assembly as set forth herein, and
to advise the Urban County Council not less than annually on appropriate Charter amendments.
If a majority of those voting on the proposal shall vote in favor, it shall be effective with the term of office that begins on January 4, 2027.
This Notice is given pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.03 of the Charter of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
/s/Susan Lamb, Fayette County Clerk
/s/Abigail Allan, Clerk of the
Lexington Fayette Urban County Council
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Oct 14,18,25 2026