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Clore said KNN represents more than 1,100 member organizations statewide and that more than 300 of those serve Lexington. She summarized several nationwide developments: a January 2025 pause on certain federal grants and subsequent litigation; executive orders issued in August that insert political appointee review of grantmaking and create discretion to terminate grants; rescission memos that would claw back previously appropriated funds; and provisions in the recently enacted federal tax bill (referred to in the presentation as the “1 big beautiful bill”) that both expand a universal charitable deduction for most taxpayers and add caps and other changes that could reduce deductions for some high-income donors.

Clore cited specific service impacts reported to KNN members: arts-and-humanities organizations experiencing frozen National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities awards, refugee and immigrant services facing program contractions and layoffs, and environmental and local-service organizations encountering paused state pass-through funds because state agencies are uncertain whether federal funds will be received. She said a recent August executive order on federal grant-making discourages covering core administrative and infrastructure costs and could disincentivize nonprofits from charging full allowable overhead in grant budgets.

Clore also raised concerns about Department of Justice guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and potential criminal or civil enforcement implications, and about proposals that would allow quicker revocation of tax-exempt status without robust due process. She described the cumulative effect as destabilizing for a sector that accounts for thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local economic activity: in the Bluegrass local workforce area, Clore said charitable nonprofits total over 3,000 organizations, employing roughly 26,000 people and generating roughly $1.5 billion in wages and more than $5 billion in annual expenditures.

Council members asked about KNN’s work with state legislators and with local philanthropic funders. Clore said KNN has shared the impact report with multiple legislators but had not yet done a formal presentation in Frankfort and encouraged the committee to brief the state delegation. She said philanthropic responses vary: some funders are increasing flexibility and payout rates, but Kentucky has relatively few private foundations and philanthropic capacity varies across the state.

Ending

Clore asked council members to share resources with nonprofit constituents, to invite nonprofits to the table on policy decisions, and to advocate with the federal delegation and state legislators for funding certainty. Committee members thanked KNN and said they would continue the conversation with future presentations from other stakeholder groups.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lexington - Budget and Finance and Economic Development (BFED) Committee","oneSentenceSummary","Danielle Clore of the Kentucky Nonprofit Network told the committee Sept. 16 that executive orders, rescissions, grant pauses and legislative proposals at the federal level are creating funding uncertainty that could affect nonprofits’ ability to deliver services in Lexington and statewide.","taxTitle","Lexington City, Fayette County, Kentucky","taxId",5707,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471316,"Work Lexington reports new Davis Park workforce center activity, grant awards and upcoming expungement clinic",952,2194000,3146000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c&start=2194&end=3146","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c/thumbnail_2194000.jpg","/articles/6471316/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Work-Lexington-reports-new-Davis-Park-workforce-center-activity-grant-awards-and-upcoming-expungement-clinic","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471316-3bf82879e98eebd395f4d8afdbbbcffb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776552302&Signature=kkPIY5YuyvOQijgyPDJhYauIX~284sR1QqZyEPxn7W3qOBZxFGww85PtyvtDC1p1VsHCv0KstAjMBuhMvetmkhyZQREao7I6Vov66A~bFpj9gfyZvXVyU~CsyONwWjDHJBImNrHtaPsqF9tUnHIG14bdsgUihp0GKLGt~P0V4VVcRh2o8uugcSuw416ewq7hrUsJC5t1s1Dg-zAz5ozTogRNznLG2r9SVnogQGfNW5SOQNeSxQ-dtVFFWVGlRmLQG4QU793fzujvdkpHZDwA2-2EX8aCN8NkfnDy7psd-xlC-Bqtpnx3zhMKv87XL5V2shFchexpIOhm-6RBoONxVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amy Glasscock and Work Lexington staff presented an annual workforce update to the committee Sept. 16, detailing grant-funded training, the new Davis Park Workforce Center and outreach activities.

Glasscock said the city offered a two-year workforce economic-development grant totaling $400,000 for the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2026 cycle and awarded grants to eight partners; four of the awardees were new to the program (Stable Recovery, the Cable Academy, IEC of the Bluegrass, and Child Care Council of Kentucky). In the first year, the grant partners served 1,618 participants with an average reported starting salary of $16.07, Glasscock said, and that many participants face multiple barriers such as reentry or recovery.

Davis Park Workforce Center, which opened in January, provides drop-in resume and interview assistance; staff reported 182 individuals received workforce services there from Jan. 1 to June 30. Weekly programs include WorkReady Wednesdays (partner presentations on the first and third Wednesdays) and employability-skills sessions on the second and fourth Wednesdays. The center also offers a free community training room that had been used 56 times by 23 different groups through June 30, staff said.

Glasscock described new programming for young people — a three-day Future Healers middle-school career camp held in July for 25 students that included CPR training, hospital-site activities and donated stethoscopes — and announced upcoming events: an expungement clinic at Davis Park on Oct. 30 and a job fair at the Charles Young Center on Nov. 13. She also described partnership supports for participants facing barriers to employment, including transportation and childcare resources provided through partner agencies and a local “restart” program that can assist with bus passes and identification for those in recovery or reentry.

Committee members asked about employer follow-up and retention supports for placed workers; staff said they are improving tracking and follow-up and that Jubilee Jobs helps sustain contact with placements. Members also asked whether training pathways can move participants into higher-paying, longer-term careers; staff pointed to partners such as the Cable Academy (IT and cybersecurity training) as examples that can move participants beyond entry-level positions.

Ending

Glasscock said staff will continue to expand outreach and partner coordination and provide follow-up data to council members who requested metrics on outcomes and retention.","Work Lexington reported opening Davis Park Workforce Center in January, serving hundreds of jobseekers, awarding a $400,000 workforce grant to eight partners in a two-year cycle, and scheduling an Oct. 30 expungement clinic and a Nov. 13 job fair.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471320,"City’s contracted economic partners report outreach, minority-business supports and referral activity",781,1419000,2200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c&start=1419&end=2200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c/thumbnail_1419000.jpg","/articles/6471320/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Citys-contracted-economic-partners-report-outreach-minority-business-supports-and-referral-activity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471320-c86383a26cfeb9916e019f498d94348b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776552302&Signature=jnKY2l1T9nJ2XqlI7V~UmMrkeQdSSM7oEmRLQJdiJHIR5m3xftG7~~CYwJPvHYyID70KNMhuvRtHu4TcEqrFRZraV-NbZDtKmBNn2gdOhB-hisv4Zmik2CsJKN4-J713r7ZdD2oFJYJJxF~1pz8kxPUKEySA7dF6Wn9TdgobDZW9bzV9lZF--nfY-kU4vO9s8QmdfU4qOziPnSdBMH99luIoO1mIZWSNkMYbTuWv97QbVaNZQavkUmY2IMsqJ0AuuzO1LNJSuvnXYUt8MgQIpDg63oPHmxaOQLFuvyMnKKbBiheVRgvfb1pZYiI4Ry2tRjELFT2otclqEpMd7-oHBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amy Glasscock, director of business engagement, summarized the city’s contracted economic-development partners Sept. 16, highlighting recruitment and retention work carried out by Commerce Lexington, small-business and minority-business supports through Community Ventures, and direct-services and employer connections through Jubilee Jobs and the Work Lexington program.

Glasscock said Commerce Lexington operates under the Lexington Economic Partnership branding and conducted outreach and retention meetings; the presentation cited 56 on-site or direct business meetings in the reporting period and noted that Commerce Lexington contacted more than 100 businesses and met with 56. The partnership held four sector group meetings focused on manufacturing, biotech, tech and Bluegrass Station interests.

For minority and community business development, Commerce Lexington’s programs include an accelerator, an access-loan program and financial-literacy sessions. Community Ventures targets businesses with under $500,000 in annual revenue and provides one-on-one counseling, entrepreneurial development, training and events; Glasscock cited figures for clients assisted and for amounts of funding secured, and said Community Ventures worked with 10 minority business clients on financing options in the period (staff said they would provide later detail on how many of those clients actually secured funding).

Jubilee Jobs serves as the direct-service partner for Work Lexington, Glasscock said, providing orientations, employer connections and monthly job-seeker services; the presentation described two Work Lexington orientations per month and a role in promoting workforce events.

Council members asked for year-over-year comparisons and breakdowns for certain figures; Glasscock said some data (for instance, the Community and Minority Business Development numbers) cover Jan. 1 to June 30 because that agreement began in January and that she would follow up with requested comparative data.

Ending

The chair noted the partner contracts are awarded through a competitive RFP process every two years and reviewed by the Economic Development Investment Board. Council members expressed interest in connecting downtown merchants with partner services and requested more granular funding-outcome data from staff.","Commerce Lexington, Community Ventures and Jubilee Jobs reported referral and outreach activity, minority-business supports and a range of business-assistance services during the annual update to the committee Sept. 16.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471328,"Lexington Jobs Fund reports awards, repayments and $1.64 million available for new incentives",351,881000,1232000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c&start=881&end=1232","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c/thumbnail_881000.jpg","/articles/6471328/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Lexington-Jobs-Fund-reports-awards-repayments-and-164-million-available-for-new-incentives","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471328-81b7db32fb5d83257bd9fe7d3dcc6f51/orig.mp4?Expires=1776552302&Signature=jXXkz0SGEYJwHCD8xQaB1StrgCbuqb2CHx0ySSUFd6Xin074bHvptvNs6TjqBTl2xDEVwiUTfUls3TUqaYw1gVYGGXlq08gqmylApGfVUUkz12ps5OWD6IXxg3iArQs1i16a6hB2Fqp3bpldG9n8MCld4pNVLOlDZU0ohDUrz3e-7xfB9UKrWaEp1UOJH64tKoIFlsFsVTp4Z3OlN3KcYUH8rHYmuOT9D7H~FsAmLoEd6sk-Td1DqHOtZfWEzyEoBY1ms27o2gVuj6egE0rdEnWS2an5Lf-w89M5kRwjcFeEf8F-BkwsB4mPE92TA1hGH92q5vvP3RgSQ4FB7U5BMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Troy Black, administrative specialist in the mayor’s office, presented the annual Lexington Jobs Fund update Sept. 16, describing the program’s purpose, eligibility and recent performance.

Black said the Jobs Fund, established by Ordinance 150 three-twenty '13 in December 2013, provides incentive funding to businesses that locate in or move to Lexington, Fayette County and commit to creating and retaining a minimum number of jobs. The program emphasizes early-stage startups, advanced manufacturing, technology, shared-service operations and healthcare. Under the program’s guidelines as presented, forgivable loans can be up to $100,000 and regular repayable loans up to $250,000; recoverable awards are repayable or forgivable within 10 years and subject to quarterly payments and annual compliance reporting.

The report to the committee showed the Jobs Fund record as presented: 31 awards with 22 active agreements; the presenter reported “321 jobs committed, 295 jobs created,” an expected average wage of $33.60 and an actual average wage of $35.99. Total incentives awarded were reported as $4,067,538 (presenter phrased as “$4,000,000 $67,538”), new payroll committed was listed as $17,800,000, and repaid principal and interest were reported as $1,077,656.26 and $169,282.53, respectively. The presenter said those repaid funds increase the program’s capacity and that $1,641,957.34 was currently available for new awards.

Black provided a program summary: of the disbursed loans and forgivable loans, $3,097,538 was active and continuing, $640,000 was closed and $330,000 had been approved but not yet drawn. He listed current repayment activity and named companies making payments: Fuji, Avail, Childhood Neurology, Hydra, Water Warriors, Wellware, Silver Fern, Space Tango, Simply Works, Think Health and Fusion. He also noted Space Tango, Helios and another firm had fully repaid loans.

Committee members asked about compliance and whether recipients were meeting reporting and payment obligations; Black said 11 recipients were making payments on schedule and that compliance reports documenting employee counts, mean hourly wage and employee residency in Lexington were up to date.

Ending

Council members praised the Jobs Fund’s return on payroll-to-incentive investment and urged continued focus on ensuring local residents benefit from job creation.","At the Sept. 16 committee meeting, staff summarized the Jobs Fund history, eligibility rules and performance figures: 31 awards (22 active), program incentives of about $4.07 million, and $1,641,957.34 currently available for new awards, officials said.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_46":116,"_48":117,"_50":118,"_52":119,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":120,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":121,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471331,"Committee: Two-month fiscal shortfall of $17.1 million reflects expected seasonal pattern, officials say",677,198000,875000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c&start=198&end=875","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778153-891162a820091fcb70121e45ab48a95c/thumbnail_198000.jpg","/articles/6471331/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Committee-Two-month-fiscal-shortfall-of-171-million-reflects-expected-seasonal-pattern-officials-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471331-c4eb4dc160b60efdbeb83f1404397a59/orig.mp4?Expires=1776552302&Signature=aFHi0eX2TQI5JHvARfFXK5A8GQOEl3E9voibX9KMfl06A8B28xicP7vY4lgsK1ZYCGq4hjy8P9JI3iRlWAxXMhAl1nsYSXp-fwjnbXLboZVUBpsTQUJsiRFqTjrm0fNQimDWELjcoUqx7NW3YZd9JIYGslPUCY2z4wys-rMJ7c5BrhsjGMsndhJKS3KV7nsOG9pyRRCkjyqlaVsVEVfthPBiJAuuvqlVJwvGj-wDxEW-ziEzwQt1cV8uOOfDYUPyRpJKM1zHrVHycB~fcfxO4Wn9ecY4h-lSiaxEK9EKxGNUXVplWSSnpX9d-fSJXYUt5C2A4dIHu6p~Uif2NBWkRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee heard a monthly financial update Sept. 16 showing expenditures exceeded revenues by $17,100,000 for the two months ended Aug. 31.

Commissioner Hensley and Director Holbrook told the committee that the shortfall is consistent with the early fiscal-year pattern when few large revenue collections have occurred and that staff typically evaluates revenue and expenses on a quarterly basis. Director Holbrook said accounting adjustments and accruals related to closing the prior fiscal year and starting FY 2026 are producing month-to-month variation.

The presentation noted several specific drivers: lagging recognition of prior-year EMS (emergency medical services) billings that are accrued into the current year, timing on large professional-service contracts (staff cited a $10,000,000 contract with YesCare for Community Corrections), higher personnel costs associated with newly onboarded employees and the recently implemented 3% pay increase, and earlier-than-expected payments to partner agencies such as the Lexington Children’s Museum and Casa.

Officials said payroll withholding and net profits are near prior-year levels, though payroll withholding was slightly below budget. Overall, the city is roughly 3% below budget year to date, or within about $2,000,000, but staff pointed to year-over-year growth in several categories as reason not to “flip the panic button.” Personnel costs are running about $3,500,000 higher than at the same point last year, and operating expenses are about $1,000,000 above last year’s level.

Director Holbrook and Commissioner Hensley highlighted that some items — notably capital projects and large contracts — are driven by timing: capital is “running a little behind” budgeted schedules, while some contracts closed early and appear as front-loaded expenditures. ARPA materials were available to the committee and the public, staff said.

Votes at a glance

• Motion to approve the Aug. 19 committee summary: passed by voice vote (aye recorded; no opposition recorded).

Committee members asked clarifying questions but raised no motions on the monthly financial report. Staff said they will continue monthly reporting to help newer council members become familiar with the budget flow and will continue monitoring whether the early-year variances resolve as accruals and tax deadlines occur.

Ending

Staff offered to provide detailed follow-up information and to answer specific line-item questions by email. The committee moved on to annual updates from economic development and workforce partners.","At the Sept. 16 Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting, staff reported that expenditures exceeded revenue by $17.1 million for the two months ended Aug. 31 and described the variance as a seasonal pattern tied to timing of receipts and large contract transitions.","actionData","errors"]

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Lexington Jobs Fund reports awards, repayments and $1.64 million available for new incentives

Committee: Two-month fiscal shortfall of $17.1 million reflects expected seasonal pattern, officials say