# Council to consider FY27 budget proposals in Tuesday committee meeting  
**Published:** 2026-05-21T17:37:07.000Z  
**Source:** [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4884)  
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council's Committee of the Whole is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. to discuss [fiscal year 2027 budget proposals](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4884), according to the meeting agenda posted by the city. The session will feature financial updates, council member recommendations, and presentations from budget subcommittees known as "links."

The agenda includes a monthly financial update for April of the current fiscal year, late budget items submitted by the mayor's office, and a summary of budget recommendations from council members and the link committees. Individual council member proposals for government center security equipment and a digital accessibility plan for information technology are also scheduled for discussion.

[Fiscal Year 2027 begins July 1, 2026 and ends June 30, 2027](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget). [The council must adopt the new budget by June 15](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget), according to the city's charter. The budget process has been underway since [Mayor Linda Gorton presented her proposed FY27 budget in April](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget).

The May 26 meeting is one of several scheduled discussions on the budget. [The council held its first Committee of the Whole on April 21 to begin budget discussions](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget), followed by [a mayor's budget hearing on May 14 where the public offered input](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget). Another Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled for May 28 to continue budget discussions.

[Council members submitted individual budget amendment requests by May 13](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget), which will be reviewed and discussed at this week's meetings. The final budget votes are slated for June 4 for the first reading and June 9 for the second and final reading.

The Tuesday meeting appears on the city's official [Granicus agenda system](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4884) and will be held in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main Street.

## Sources

- [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4884)
- [The FY27 Budget Process | Engage LexingtonKY - Timeline and deadlines for the fiscal year 2027 budget](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget)

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