LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council is set to complete its budget process and consider a slate of spending and contract items at a pair of meetings on Tuesday, including the second and final reading of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

The FY27 budget, which takes effect July 1, must be adopted by June 15 under city charter requirements. Council will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.m. for the second reading, immediately followed by a work session to address additional business items.

Among the proposals scheduled to appear on the work session agenda is a $460,000 agreement with Solar Energy Solutions for the 2026 Solarize Lexington Program, a group-buying initiative designed to deliver cost-competitive solar installations for low- to moderate-income Fayette County homeowners.

The council will also consider authorizing a five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for body-worn cameras, tasers and digital evidence storage at a cost of $2.6 million for the coming fiscal year. The agreement includes equipment upgrades and virtual reality training capabilities.

Other spending proposals include $1.9 million for a plastics optical sorter and robotics system at the city's Materials Recovery Facility, funded through a federal grant, and an $814,000 contract renewal with Tetra Tech Inc. for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems management.

The council also will hear a presentation from Craig Bencz of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Industrial Authority, which aids in the acquisition, retention and development of land for industrial and commercial purposes in Fayette County.

Additionally, the council is scheduled to approve two sanitary sewer service site-specific agreements and authorize agreements with the Lexington Philharmonic for a July 3 patriotic concert at a cost of $45,000 and with R.J. Corman Railroad Company for Fourth of July fireworks at the railroad's Lexington yard.

The Social Services and Public Safety Committee will convene at 1 p.m. before the main council meeting begins.