Urban County Council Meeting

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council met on June 16, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 200 E. Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507. Mayor Gray presided over the meeting, which included three agenda items. The council took one motion to a vote during the session. No public comments were heard during the meeting. The agenda included a first reading of an ordinance, along with announcements and a public comment period.

Attendance

Present: Stinnett, Akers, Bledsoe, Fred Brown, James Brown, Evans, Gibbs, Henson, Kay, Lamb, Lane, Maloney, Massadi, and Gutchfield.

Absent: Farmer.

Late arrivals: None.

Votes and Decisions

Ordinance 0812-15 7:23

The council voted on the first reading of the FY16 Budget, which included appropriations, a capital improvement program for FY2016–2021, and funding for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Tourist and Convention Commission at 99.5% of transient room tax revenue.

The motion was made by Lamb and seconded by Scutchfield. The ordinance passed unanimously with no abstentions.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting addressed funding allocation for tourism promotion in Lexington-Fayette.

Tourist and Convention Commission Funding

Ordinance 0812-15 appropriated 99.5% of the revenue from the Transient Room Tax to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Tourist and Convention Commission. This funding mechanism directs nearly all revenue collected through the transient room tax directly to support the commission's operations and tourism-related activities.

Ordinance – First Reading

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The Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance 0812-15, presented by Lamb. This ordinance appropriates revenues, expenditures, and interfund transfers for multiple funds across the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

The ordinance addresses three primary matters:

• Budget Appropriations: The ordinance establishes revenues, expenditures, and interfund transfers across various funds for the upcoming fiscal year.

• Capital Improvement Program: The ordinance approves the Capital Improvement Program for the period FY2016–2021.

• Transient Room Tax Allocation: The ordinance allocates 99.5% of transient room tax revenue to the Tourist and Convention Commission.

The first reading was completed without additional discussion or noted concerns. The ordinance will proceed to subsequent readings before final adoption.

Announcements

No announcements were made during this portion of the meeting.

Public Comments

No public comments were submitted during this portion of the meeting. 7:23