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Council extends deadline to encumber council capital project funds to Dec. 31, 2026
Summary
The Lexington City council voted May 5 to push the deadline for encumbering council capital project funds from June 30, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2026; the motion, moved by Council member Morton and seconded by Council member Curtis, passed on a voice vote.
The Lexington City council voted May 5 to extend the deadline to encumber council capital project funds from June 30, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2026.
Council member Morton moved the extension; the motion was seconded and approved on a voice vote. Mayor Linda Gordon called the question and recorded the motion as passed.
Morton framed the change as an administrative adjustment to give departments more time to obligate awarded project funds; the council did not record further debate in the transcript. Council member Curtis was identified in the meeting as the seconder. The council took the vote during the work session’s continuing-business portion and the motion passed without roll-call tallies in the transcript.
The extension affects council-controlled capital project allocations that previously required encumbrance by June 30, 2026. The city did not specify in the meeting record whether the extended timeline alters associated budget or reporting deadlines for implementing departments; that detail was not provided in the session and remains "not specified."
