# Council Work Session - May 5, 2026 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Council · May 5, 2026 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6763 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6763?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2026-05-05 - **Body**: Council - **Last revised**: May 5, 2026 - **Length**: 4,081 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council met on May 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber in Lexington, KY, with Mayor Linda Gorton presiding. The meeting included 8 agenda items spanning a range of legislative, ceremonial, and informational business. Across the course of the meeting, 5 motions were voted on and 1 public comment was heard on agenda items. The Council approved several items during the session, including a summary, new business, council capital projects, and two proclamations — one honoring Pulitzer Prize winner Chahi Shaquindu and another recognizing Building Safety Month. Informational items included a report from the Social Services and Public Safety Committee and a SPOKE Award Presentation, neither of which required a vote. ## Attendance All 16 members of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council were present at the May 5, 2026 meeting. No members were absent or late. **Present:** - Mayor Linda Gorton - Vice Mayor Dan Wu - Council Member Brown - Council Member Ellinger II - Council Member Morton - Council Member Lynch - Council Member Eblen - Council Member Curtis - Council Member Sheehan - Council Member Higgins-Hord - Council Member Hale - Council Member Beasley - Council Member Baxter - Council Member Sevigny - Council Member Reynolds - Council Member Boone ## Votes and Decisions The Council took five votes during the May 5, 2026 meeting, all of which passed by voice vote. No roll call votes were recorded, and individual ayes and nays were not tallied for any item. - **Approval of April 28, 2026 Council Work Session Motions** [timestamp: 0:04]: Moved by Councilmember Ellinger and seconded by Councilmember Reynolds. The motion passed by voice vote. - **Proclamation Honoring Pulitzer Prize Winner Chahi Shaquindu** [timestamp: 0:04]: Moved by Councilmember Eblen and seconded by Councilmember Morton. The proclamation passed by voice vote. - **Approval of New Business** [timestamp: 0:05]: Moved by Councilmember Baxter and seconded by Councilmember Sevigny. The motion passed by voice vote. - **Approval of Council Capital Projects** [timestamp: 0:08]: Moved by Vice Mayor Wu and seconded by Councilmember Reynolds. The motion passed by voice vote. - **Extension of Deadline for Encumbering Council Capital Project Funds to December 31, 2026** [timestamp: 0:32]: Moved by Councilmember Morton and seconded by Councilmember Curtis. The motion passed by voice vote. ## Budget and Financial Actions The Council considered two contract items during the May 5, 2026 meeting. - **Resolution 0341-26** authorizes a contract with **United Way of the Bluegrass, INC.** in the amount of **$375,000** for the operation of the **Rides United program**. This funding supports the continued delivery of transportation services administered through the United Way of the Bluegrass. - **Resolution 0347-26** authorizes a **Utility Access Agreement** with **Metro Fibernet, LLC** related to broadband infrastructure. No dollar amount was specified for this agreement. ## Public Comment One member of the public addressed the Council during the public comment period at the May 5, 2026 meeting. - **Rick Day** spoke at [timestamp: 33:46] regarding the Urban County Government's Compensation Study. Day was sharply critical of the study, alleging that it was rigged and had negatively impacted the careers of numerous employees. He called on the Council to conduct a further investigation into the matter. ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda [timestamp: 03:30] No public comments were made on issues on the agenda. ## Approval of Summary [timestamp: 04:01] The Council took up the approval of the summary of motions from the April 28, 2026 meeting. Councilmember Ellinger and Councilmember Reynolds were the key speakers on this item. The summary was approved without noted objection. ## Proclamation Honoring Pulitzer Prize Winner Chahi Shaquindu [timestamp: 04:36] The Council took up a proclamation honoring Chahi Shaquindu in recognition of winning a Pulitzer Prize. The item was presented during the May 5, 2026 Council meeting, with Councilmember Eblen and Councilmember Morton identified as key speakers on the matter. The proclamation was approved by the Council. *Note: Additional details regarding the specific remarks made by Councilmember Eblen and Councilmember Morton, the category or work for which Chahi Shaquindu received the Pulitzer Prize, and any further discussion or context presented during the meeting are not available in the source materials.* ## New Business [timestamp: 05:06] The Council took up new business items during this portion of the meeting, with discussion centering on the Rides United program. Key speakers during this portion of the meeting included **Councilmember Baxter** and **Councilmember Sevigny**. The structured data available does not detail the specific arguments made or concerns raised by individual speakers beyond their participation in the discussion. The item was **approved** by the Council. *Note: Additional details regarding the substance of the Rides United program discussion, any concerns raised, and the specifics of the vote are not available in the source data for this meeting.* ## Council Capital Projects [timestamp: 08:52] The council reviewed and approved several capital projects during this agenda item. The discussion included funding allocations for United Way of the Bluegrass and Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home. Key speakers on this item were **Vice Mayor Wu** and **Councilmember Reynolds**. The council ultimately **approved** the capital projects as presented. *Note: Additional details regarding specific funding amounts, debate points, concerns raised, or further project descriptions were not available in the source data for this agenda item.* ## Social Services and Public Safety Committee Report [timestamp: 09:24] Councilmember Reynolds delivered the Social Services and Public Safety Committee Report, providing updates on several ongoing initiatives under the committee's purview. The report covered three primary areas: - **Affordable Housing Initiatives:** Councilmember Reynolds provided an update on the committee's work related to affordable housing efforts, though no specific votes or actions were taken during this presentation. - **Lexington Mobile Market:** An update was given on the Lexington Mobile Market, a program falling within the committee's social services focus. - **Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition:** Councilmember Reynolds reported on the activities and status of the Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition as part of the committee's public safety responsibilities. The report was informational in nature, with no votes or formal actions taken. No additional speakers or debate were noted in connection with this agenda item. ## Building Safety Month Proclamation [timestamp: 11:29] Mayor Linda Gorton presented a proclamation declaring May 2026 as Building Safety Month. The proclamation highlighted the importance of building safety and recognized the work of the Building Inspection team. Bob Carpenter was also a key speaker during this portion of the meeting. The proclamation was approved by the Council. ## SPOKE Award Presentation [timestamp: 18:18] Mayor Linda Gorton and Wes Holbrook presented the SPOKE Award to Tammy Schweitzer, recognizing her exceptional service in her role as Administrative Specialist Senior in Revenue. The presentation was informational in nature, with no debate or votes required. The SPOKE Award is a recognition honor presented during Council meetings to highlight outstanding employee contributions. Schweitzer was identified as the recipient for this cycle based on her performance and service in the Revenue department. No concerns were raised during the presentation. The item concluded as an informational matter following the award ceremony. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of the April 28, 2026 Council Work Session motions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Proclamation honoring Pulitzer Prize winner Chahi Shaquindu - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of New Business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of Council Capital Projects - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Extend deadline for encumbering Council Capital Project Funds to December 31, 2026 --- ## Full transcript ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Welcome. I'll go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette-Urban County Council Work Session. Today is May the 5th, 2026, and the first item on our agenda is public comment for issues on the agenda. It looks like we have no one signed up, so there is no docket. And that moves us to the Council Work Session motions from April 28th, 2026. Motion approved. Second. Thank you, Councilmember Ellinger. Second by Councilmember Reynolds. Are there any corrections or additions? Did you have a comment about this? I just have a walk-on motion. Okay. All right. All those in favor of the motion, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Councilmember Eblen. I move to place on the docket for today's meeting a proclamation honoring Pulitzer Prize winner Chahi Shaquindu. So moved. All right. Thank you. Second by Councilmember Morton. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. And we will do that down with our presentations. Okay. There are no budget amendments and there are no budget adjustments. And that brings us to new business. Is there a motion? Second. Councilmember Baxter. Second by Councilmember Savigny. Please log in if you have questions. Okay. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Well, we didn't get to the noes, so you just made it, Councilmember Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. Mine is on question number eight. And it's not really a question. Is United Way here? Yeah. If you would, just come up. And just kind of go over the program, so for the general public. And I'm excited that we're going to be doing this, so I just want to give you an opportunity to kind of explain what you're going to be doing. Yeah. Thanks for the opportunity. So you heard a presentation from Patrice Muhammad for a Ride United program. So I'm Whitney Fields. I'm the director of 211. So if you don't know what 211 is, it's basically a call center. Anyone can call and get connected to help. We have a partnership with Lyft and our Worldwide, where we currently offer rides throughout Fayette County to anyone needing employment, basic needs, resources. So we submitted a proposal to expand that program offering to Fayette County residents, kind of beyond basic needs services and more kind of social determinants of health rides. So we're looking forward to being able to provide those rides. And when will it start? I believe in June. We're going to do kind of a six-month pilot. And how are we going to market it? Well, we have some marketing materials from Worldwide that we're welcome to use. But, you know, we have social media. We have our, like, Waypoint centers we can employ. We're thinking of doing some marketing through 211 generally. But, yeah, we could market it kind of any way we needed to. All right. Thank you. Yeah, thanks. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. Ma'am, could I ask you to come back up? I have another question about that. Can you tell me what your all's current policy is on your operators delivering services during snow events? Like clarify more, yeah. I guess I'm trying to figure out, like, when your services are not offered. You know, if there's a bad weather event, you know, do you have a policy in place where you're discontinuing services? Or is it based on the driver? It depends on the driver availability. But our agents answer calls 730 to 6, Monday through Friday. And then we have off-hours coverage. So we are a 24-hour day, 365 call center. But currently we offer rides basically Monday through Friday, anywhere between when our agents take those calls. So we could modify that for this program. And we're actually kind of hiring a dedicated person who will help run and book these programs. So if there is a contracted Lyft driver who is offering services at that time. We don't contract directly like with Lyft. We use their kind of concierge portal. So it's a similar portal that you would use when you book rides. But we book them on behalf of folks. Okay. I got you. Thank you for your help. Sure. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Thank you. Are there any other questions about new business? All right. Once more, is there a motion to approve? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. And we do not have communications regarding appointments, donations, or procurements. And so that brings us to continuing business and presentations. First is Council Capital Projects. Second. Vice Mayor, thank you. Council Member Reynolds seconded. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That passes. Next, we have Social Services and Public Safety Committee. And I'll turn that over to Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. The April 14, 2026 meeting of the Social Services and Public Safety Committee was called to order at 1 p.m., followed by unanimous approval of the March 17, 2026 committee meeting summary. Our first presentation was an update on the affordable housing initiatives and projects. The Housing Affordable Fund remains LFUCG's primary tool for expanding and preserving housing for households at or below 80 AMI. Since 2015, 59 million in local investments have leveraged over 474 million externally, supporting more than 3,800 units at a relatively low per unit subsidy. Looking ahead, FY27 priorities include expanded permanent supportive housing, increasing units for households below 30 AMI, and advancing targeted developments reinforcing the fund's role as a high impact but increasingly constrained tool. Next, we received an update on the Lexington Mobile Market through a public-private partnership model. It delivers affordable groceries directly to underserved areas, particularly in high-need districts. Key next steps include strengthening data collection, identifying service gaps, and evaluating expansion capacity. And our final presentation was an update on the Domestic Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition. This program remains a central coordinating body for prevention and response efforts. Moving forward, priorities will include improving outcome measurements, expanding housing support for survivors, and strengthening partnerships to address emerging needs. That concludes my report. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. Are there any questions for Council Member Reynolds? All right, thank you. Next, we have three presentations to make. I'd like to invite our Director of Building Inspection, Bob Carpenter, to join me at the podium. And I think you have a lot of team members with you, don't you? Yes, we do. Who are our Building Inspection team members here? First two rounds, I think. Oh, that's great. Would you all like to join us at the podium? This is all about you. So, we are joined by members of Director Carpenter's team, and I want to thank all of you for being here today. May is Building Safety Month, a time to remember the importance of building safety and to acknowledge the essential services provided by our Building Inspection team. Every day, our Building Inspection team upholds its responsibility to protect the public's safety and welfare by enforcing the Kentucky Building Code. Bob, I thank you and your team for your hard work and dedication every single day. It's really important to our city. And at this time, it is my pleasure to read a proclamation, and then I'll ask Director Carpenter if he'd like to say a few words. So, here's how it goes. Whereas Building Safety Month highlights the importance of building safety into our homes, buildings, and infrastructure, and whereas modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters and man-made hazards, and whereas the structural integrity of the buildings in our community is the result of building inspectors, code enforcement officers, fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, laborers, and members of the construction industry working together, whereas these experts create and implement the highest quality building codes to protect us, and whereas the theme of this year's Building Safety Month is Built to Last, which encourages us all to get involved and raise awareness about building safety. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare May 2026 Building Safety Month in Lexington. Thank you for all you and your team do. Thank you. Appreciate you. Would you like to say a few words? Just briefly. All right. I'm a little hoarse today, so bear with me. She already touched on the Building Safety Month. This has been going on for 46 years. ICC has sponsored this. Each week they have a different topic. Briefly tell you the headings of each one. First week is Safe Homes. It's what people can do around their house to improve the safety, mitigate the hazards, just as a regular homeowner. The second week is the Voices of the Built Environment, and it has to do with all your safety professionals, your builders, your engineers, your designers, your inspectors, everyone that has a part in making sure that your homes or your businesses are safe. The third one is Prepared to Protect, and that just encourages planning for disasters and being ready to do the work when it happens to make it as least evasive on the public as possible. The last one is Communities Without Limits, and it's specific with accessibility in our old and our new buildings. So I know that everyone is concerned with that. So that is Building Safety Month, and like I said, it's our duty to enforce the building code, and that's our main function is to make sure it's safe for the public. All right. Thank you very much. Shall we get a photo with the council? Yeah. Bring your proc. Thank you, ma'am. Oh, no. Commissioner Horne's coming. Is the commissioner here? I'm getting fired for being late for a picture. All right. Thank you. Now, I would like to ask Director Wes Holbrook and Tammy Schweitzer to join me at the podium. Congratulations. Thank you. I appreciate it. Well, can you come up? Okay. We're right here with you. All right. All right. So one of the most wonderful things every year is the Spoke Award, and it is really my honor to present to you the Spoke Award. The Spoke Award, which is short for Skilled, Professional, Outstanding, Knowledgeable, and Exceptional, honors city employees who have worked tirelessly to improve the quality of their lives. A dedicated employee of our Division of Revenue. The Spoke Award, which is short for Skilled, Professional, Outstanding, Knowledgeable, and Exceptional, honors city employees who exhibit a high level of commitment, initiative, and dedication to their job responsibilities. And this sums up Tammy perfectly. Tammy is an Administrative Specialist Senior in Revenue, and her colleagues will tell you she is committed, always ready to take the initiative, and never shows up to work without a smile. Tammy, I really appreciate the passion which you bring to your work every day, and you represent the very best of our government employees, and we congratulate you on this very well-deserved honor. Congratulations. So, I'd like first to ask Director Holbrook if he'd like to say a few words, and then Tammy, if you want to say a few. Welcome. Thank you. I just want to share a few words about Tammy. I've had the privilege of working with Tammy since I started as Director in 2020, and just want to give a few examples that highlight some of her dedication and outstanding service. Some of them are humorous. When I started, it was in the middle of COVID, and Tammy is somebody who we could always count on to be at work. To the point that when we had a mass exposure, and everybody else was very happy to be quarantined, I had to have a conversation with Tammy and the Health Department to make sure that she knew she was supposed to be quarantined and could not show back up to work until her quarantine had ended. She's always ready to show up and do whatever's needed to do to get the job done for our Division of Revenue. And for most of you all, if you get calls from your constituents about an issue they're having with their Lexar bill, maybe it's a delinquency, maybe they need some services to help support them as they're going through trying to pay their bill, Tammy's really the one that works with them to make sure that they get all the support that they need to make sure that they're meeting their obligations, and she's helping them every step of the way. She's been a wonderful employee, and this is her 10-year anniversary with the government, so this is the perfect way to celebrate that 10-year anniversary. So, congratulations, Tammy. Now, for all of those of you who are partisan and bleed blue, just ignore her Alabama lanyard. Welcome. Congratulations. Do you want to say a few words? Sure. Thank you. Well, first of all, I would like to say thank you. Thank you to my team members, Brooke Bowery and Justin Talbert, for nominating me for this Spoke Award. It was such an honor to receive this. When it comes to my job, my goal is simply to help others and do what's right for our department and the people we serve. Because I view this as just doing my job, receiving this award today remains a great deal to me. However, I do have to say that I have one of the best teams. I really view this as a team recognition. Both Wes Holbrook, the Director of Revenue, and Hillary Morgan, our Revenue Manager, have always provided me with the utmost support. The incredible team that I work with each and every day makes everything we accomplish possible. I feel very blessed to be part of this team and this department. Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations. Should we get a photo with the council? Okay. All right. Thank you. Do you have revenues? Yes. Are the revenues? Come on. Hi. Hi, Justin. You dressed up. Come on. Come on. All right. Let's get a picture. Let's go. There you go. There you go. She's alive. She says alive. All right. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Take a picture. Come on. Thank you. All right. All right. Are we ready? All right. That's great. That's what we're going to watch. That's what you're doing. That's what you're doing. All right. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. That's what we're going to watch. Okay? So, our third presentation, which you added to the docket. We'll see if he comes before the meeting is over, and we'll do it a little bit later. All right. Thank you very much. That brings us to council reports. Council member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. I have several. First, I wanted to start off by saying that this week is National Correctional Officer and Employees Week. And this is one of those roles that doesn't always get a lot of attention, but is incredibly important. I want to recognize Chief Colvin and his team for the work that they've been doing during his time as chief. They have helped to move the division forward in a lot of meaningful ways. And I'm inspired by the things that they've done and his leadership and dedication to his employees. So, to everyone working in community corrections, thank you, what you do for our city. I also wanted to mention that this Saturday, there is a wonderful Mother's Day festival. It is by Casa de la Cultura. They do it every year. And it will be at Masterson Station Park again this May 9th, starting at 3 PM. There will be dances, mariachi music, snacks, raffles, and door prizes for a mom. So, I hope everybody will head out there and spread the word to their neighbors. It's a really fun celebration. And then lastly, I want to take a moment to recognize International Firefighters Day, which was yesterday, May 4th. If you haven't seen this video, I hope that you enjoy it. Our firefighters do an incredible work every single day. And they show up calmly and professionally to emergencies. The public safety team put together a short video to celebrate their work. I found it very entertaining and I wanted to share it with you all. And it includes both Chief Weathers and Chief Wells. And I appreciate their team effort and what they have done to also move their divisions forward. So, please take a moment to watch this little inspirational video. Chief, don't forget International Firefighters Day. 36 years. I wonder, what if I had been a firefighter instead? Okay, I got to get out of the tree. Saved a couple of lives. Washed the big red truck. Made a pot of chili. And now it's time to sit down in my recliner and watch every firefighter's favorite show. Your Lex PD. Chief Weathers, what are you doing? What? Oh man, I just had the weirdest dream. We love our LFUCG public safety family. Lex PD honors our partners at the Lexington Fire Department. And we thank you for your service, your dedication, and your courage on International Firefighters Day. Great job to the team that put that together. Fabulous. Thank you, Mayor. It's pretty good. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. It is May, so it is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And so I have a few events to talk about. This past weekend, I attended the annual Chinese community potluck picnic. Lots of fun connecting kind of with my roots, friends and family, and of course, lots and lots of really good food. Also this weekend was the Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society, or BIACS, their annual scholarship banquet. This was their 39th year. This picture is actually from last year. But this year they gave out $40,000 worth of scholarships to 31 high school students from all over Kentucky. We also had cultural performances that you see up there from Chandrika Srinivasan and Samarpan School of Art, and also the McTaggart Irish Dancers. I got to also meet Minister Jag Mohan from the Indian Embassy. As for more events coming up this month, Get Happy, a non-profit organization, 501C3 as of this year, actually, is putting on a bunch of events all month long to celebrate Asian American culture and heritage. Tomorrow night, May 6th, the classic Enter the Dragon will be showing at the Kentucky Theater. And it will be preceded by a Taekwondo demonstration from Dr. Kim's Taekwondo. On May 9th, we have a community cooking class at Food Chain. On May 15th, at the Carnegie Center, there will be poetry, music, tea tasting, and even a fashion show. And then on May 30th, at Moondance, is going to be the big event. It's going to be lots of live music, dance, and more. And you can go to gethappy.com for all the info. That's G-T-H-A-A-P-I.com. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilmember Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. There we go. As always, District 2 is hopping and popping in the month of May. So I have a few announcements to share with my District 2 neighbors. The first being, on Monday, May 11th, there's going to be a Know Your Rights workshop. It is free and open to the public. The speakers will be Attorney Daniel Whitley, Judge Denotra Gunther, and Officer Leon Buchanan, who is the best Neighborhood Resource Officer for District 2. So please come out, neighbors, if you'd like to know more about what your rights are living here in the community. And that's at Black and Williams, and also at the Black and Williams Neighborhood Center, there's going to be a free wreath-making workshop on Wednesday, May 13th from 6 to 7, 30 p.m. Come on out for that. Also happening is the spring yard sale. This is yard sale season in District 2. So on May 16th, which is a Saturday, there's going to be McConnell's Trace is having their neighborhood yard sale, as well as Mashton Station is having their neighborhood yard sale. McConnell's Trace is just on that Saturday, but Mashton Station's is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So look out for those and extra traffic on Lee's Town Road. Happening also at Black and Williams Neighborhood Center this month on May 16th from 4.30 to 6.30 is the Queen and Prince Dance. So sons, bring your moms or mother figures. Moms, bring your sons or little boys you love to take care of, and come to this awesome free event at the Black and Williams Center. There's also a daddy-daughter dance happening too this month as well. And then, as always, every month there's teen talk for the teenagers to come, get fed, and be empowered, and that's happening on Monday, May 18th from 5.30 to 7 at, you guessed it, the Black and Williams Neighborhood Center. And I think that's it. Thank you, Mayor. It's a busy place. It is. Council Member Morton. Thank you. I just had a motion to make. So I move to extend the deadline for encumbering Council Capital Project Funds presently required to be encumbered by June 30th, 2026 to a new deadline of December 31st, 2026. So moved. Seconded. All right. Council Member Curtis seconded. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Thank you. Anything else? No. All right. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. Tonight at the Historic Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center, there's a grand opening of the Lyric Library at 6 p.m. There's going to be an opportunity to look at the new space, light refreshments, and live entertainment. So I invite everybody to come out and enjoy the new space. Thanks, Mayor. All right. Thank you. Anyone else have an announcement? All right. Next is public comment for issues not on the agenda. We have one person signed up, and so you'll need to restate your name and your council district, and you'll have three minutes. Rick Day, welcome. My name is Rick Day, and I live in the 3rd District. The Urban County Government's Compensation Study was rigged. The study had an impact on the careers of almost 1,500 employees. The ongoing impact is greater today than it was first implemented. As you know, we were all told the study was fair, equitable, transparent, and followed best management practices. You should know by now it did none of those things. Again, the results were rigged. All the results did not come from JAQs, quantitative analyses, and a statistical modeling technique. Many of the results were predetermined and dictated by the administration. You know all that. So why is the council okay with it? Twice you have agreed to investigate, and twice you did not follow through. You did not follow through on your own motions and recommendations. What is JAQs afraid of? If you are just following orders and doing what you're told, I will tell you it's a bad look for the council and a disservice to the employees. I'm sure that some of you know that rigging the results of a compensation study to guarantee financial benefits to individuals who otherwise would not have received those benefits is a type of theft. It is stealing. In this case, it may be stealing money from the urban county government. It also may be considered financial fraud. I'm pretty sure that suspending the rules does not include financial fraud. Why are you okay with that? If by chance you were to decide again to investigate, don't bother sending this to a committee. Send it to a grand jury. Thank you. Thank you. Council members, that brings us to adjournment. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming. Thank you.