In Tuesday’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee meeting, Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Program Coordinator Stephanie Theakston will present a new Crime Victim Paid Leave policy for LFUCG employees.

This Thursday, Council will take their second vote on CivicLex’s contract to review the city’s Boards and Commissions.

Earlier this year, LFUCG released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct an evaluation of LFUCG’s 69 Boards and Commissions, including their membership, structure, diversity, vacancy rates, appointment process, and more. CivicLex, in partnership with CivStart, a national nonprofit focused on local government technology, submitted a response to the RFP and were eventually selected for the project!

In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning Committee, Council will hear proposed changes to the approval process for how certain Council and Administration projects are approved in Council meetings.

In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning Committee, Councilmembers will hear updates on LFUCG’s implementation of the 2022 disparity study. The Disparity Study analyzed contracts and projects awarded to businesses by LFUCG, such as construction projects or professional services, to see how equitable LFUCG was in awarding contracts to women and minority-owned businesses.

In last Thursday’s Council Meeting, Vice Mayor Dan Wu read a statement signed by the majority of Councilmembers regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.

The Public Input Subcommittee continues discussing new public input events outside of City Hall.

At this Thursday’s Public Input Subcommittee meeting, the committee will discuss a CivicLex proposal for two new types of Council-hosted meetings that could be used as opportunities to gather more public input.

Councilmember Sevigny recommended making Sunday alcohol sales hours consistent with other days of the week, citing tourism as a major factor for this change.

The Council Rules and Procedures Subcommittee will give another presentation to the GGP Committee this Tuesday.

Council will discuss the results of 2022’s Disparity Study.

The Public Input Subcommittee reported on their work to the General Government & Planning Committee.

The Social Services & Public Safety meeting will hear a presentation from 3rd District Legislative Aide Hannah Eiden on Lexington’s current Noise Ordinance and its enforcement.

In Work Session, ARPA Project Manager Jenifer Wuorenmaa will give the annual update on the American Rescue Plan Act Funding.

This week, the General Government & Planning Committee will hear reports from the Public Input Subcommittee and the Subcommittee on Council Rules and Procedures as well as a presentation on how Lexington renters are represented on LFUCG’s boards and commissions.

For the next 4 weeks, our Urban County Council will be out on their Summer Break!

The Subcommittee on Council Rules and Procedures met to review the changes that they have made so far. This group has been meeting since February to update and modernize the rules followed by the Urban County Council and Council staff.

The Subcommittee on Council Rules and Procedures met last week to talk about the findings from their recent audit and recommendations for rule changes.

Due to all the COWs, there will be no committee or council meeting this week, but there will be a work session.

The General Government & Planning Committee will meet again this week and hear presentations about Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments (ZOTAs) and a new CROWN Act which was placed in committee the week of May 1st.