# Council to consider FY27 budget, solar program expansion Tuesday **Published:** 2026-06-04T10:55:25.000Z **Source:** [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4897) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/council-to-consider-fy27-budget-solar-program-expansion-tuesday LEXINGTON, Ky. — [The Urban County Council is set to complete its budget process and consider a slate of spending and contract items](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4897) 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](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget) 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](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/departments-programs/environmental-quality-public-works/environmental-services/sustainability/solar-lexington/solarize-lexington). 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](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/boards/industrial-development-authority), which [aids in the acquisition, retention and development of land for industrial and commercial purposes in Fayette County](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/boards/industrial-development-authority). 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. ## Sources - [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4897) - [LFUCG FY27 Budget Process timeline and requirements](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/fy27budget) - [Solarize Lexington program information](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/departments-programs/environmental-quality-public-works/environmental-services/sustainability/solar-lexington/solarize-lexington) - [Lexington-Fayette Urban County Industrial Authority](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/boards/industrial-development-authority) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG Meeting Agendas, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=4897.