Tagged: Urban County Council

Local/Regional News
9:22 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Rule Change Aimed at Speeding Up Lexington Council Meetings

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Lexington Urban County Council is weighing transparency and practicality as it considers a change in what items need to be publicly addressed at a full council meeting.

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Local/Regional News
12:40 pm
Wed January 2, 2013

New Council Members To Be Sworn In Sunday

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Nearly a third of Lexington’s Urban County Council will be made up of new faces next week. The newly elected members will be sworn in Sunday.

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Local/Regional News
8:29 am
Fri September 28, 2012

Urban County Council Candidates Debate Downtown Issues

1st District Council candidates Marty Clifford (left) and incumbent Chris Ford

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Candidates running for election in three Urban County Council districts that make up downtown Lexington sounded off Thursday on issues ranging from public safety, economic development, and local entertainment.

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Local/Regional News
4:47 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Several Months Late, Lexington Gets Clean Audit

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Financial statements for the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government are in good order, according a recently completed audit of last fiscal year. Finance Commissioner Jane Driskell says auditors with the accounting firm Dean, Dorton, Allen & Ford issued an unqualified opinion to the city.

“It’s unqualified in that we fairly represented our financials and that there was no major issue that would lead them to not give us a clean opinion.”

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