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Lexington Council adopts FY26 budget, approves accessible 14‑passenger bus for city schools
Summary
Lexington City Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget and approved purchasing a 14‑passenger accessible bus for Lexington City Schools, adjusting the equipment replacement fund to cover the difference and directing staff to monitor vehicle pricing before purchase.
Lexington City Council on May 1 adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget and approved buying a 14‑passenger accessible bus for Lexington City Schools, a change funded by the city's equipment replacement fund.
The vote came after Finance Director Jennifer Bell and City Manager Tom Carroll presented three budget scenarios that differed only by how the equipment replacement fund would be used to pay for an accessible school bus. In the option the council approved (staff-recommended option 3), the city will buy the quoted accessible bus (priced at $106,000) and defer one new police vehicle and one used…
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