LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council is scheduled to consider a series of ordinances Wednesday evening, including a proposed 2 percent pay raise for municipal employees and changes to the governance structure of the Sister Cities Program Commission.

The council meeting, set for 5 p.m. at the Government Center on East Main Street, includes several items on second reading that would advance to final votes. According to the agenda, one ordinance would provide all full-time and part-time employees in the Unified Pay Plan with a 2 percent pay increase for fiscal year 2027, effective June 29, 2026. The measure also includes a 1 percent structure movement for select positions and adjustments to the starting pay for Traffic School Guards to $17.044 per hour.

The council would also address modifications to the Sister Cities Program Commission, which manages partnerships with Lexington's international sister cities. The proposed ordinance would increase the commission's voting membership from five to seven members, adding the VisitLex president or their designee, a councilmember, and a representative from the Mayor's Office as voting members.

Additional second-reading items on the docket include amendments to the Small Farm Conservation Easement criteria and a parks and recreation staffing ordinance that would create positions for a Recreation Manager and Recreation Specialist Sr.

The council is scheduled to hear several first-reading ordinances, including a zoning change for property on Chair Avenue, Hayman Avenue, and South Broadway from Light Industrial and Wholesale and Warehouse Business zones to a Corridor Node zone. The proposal would affect 4.355 net acres and is assigned to Council District 11.

Also on the agenda is a zoning amendment that would allow retail alcoholic beverage sales accessory to a horse race track in Agricultural-Residential zones, and changes to the Economic Development zone to allow additional supportive and accessory uses.

Budget ordinances are slated for first reading, including measures to accommodate fiscal year 2027 expenditures and to process purchase orders and pre-paid expenses from the previous fiscal year. The council is also set to consider closing a portion of Hagerman Court and proposed changes to the Ethics Commission's membership and procedures.