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An Ordinance amending the compensation system salary schedules to provide a one percent (1.0%) structure movement, applicable to all full-time and part-time positions in the Unified Pay Plan, to one (1) position of Council Administrator, to two (2) positions of Police and Fire Pension Benefits Specialist, to one (1) position of Friend of the Court, and to five (5) positions of Family Court Services Specialist; providing that all full-time and part-time employees included in the Unified Pay Plan shall receive a two percent (2.0%) pay increase for FY2027; providing that one (1) position of Council Administrator, two (2) positions of Police and Fire Pension Benefits Specialist, one (1) position of Friend of the Court and five (5) positions of Family Court Services Specialist shall receive a two percent (2.0%) pay increase for FY2027; providing that Sections 21-29(b) and 22-26(b) notwithstanding, all employees at or above the maximum of the grade salary range shall receive a two percent (2.0%) pay increase for FY2027; amending Section 23-28(a) to increase the existing step structure for the positions of Police Chief, Grade 324E, and Fire Chief, Grade 324E, by two percent (2.0%) and adjusting salaries accordingly; increasing the salary by two percent (2.0%) for three (3) positions of Law Clerk - P\T within the Dept. of Law; and amending Section 22-53.2(b) of the Code of Ordinances, increasing the starting pay for Traffic School Guards to $17.044 per hour, all effective June 29, 2026. [Div. of Human Resources, George]
Summary
Authorization to increase the salaries of all eligible classified and unclassified employees included in the unified pay plan (including employees who would otherwise be ineligible due to grade max restriction) by 2%. This action also amends the unified pay plan’s salary scales by adjusting the scales by 1% and amends Section 23-28 of the Code of Ordinances by increasing the existing step structure of Police Chief and Fire Chief by 2% and adjusting the incumbents’ salaries accordingly. Finally, this action increases salaries of the following positions by 2%: Council Administrator (1), Law Clerk P/T (3), Friend of the Court (1), Family Court Services Specialist (5), Police and Fire Pension Benefits Specialist (2), and School Crossing Guards. All actions are effective June 29, 2026. (L0496-26) (George/Hamilton)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That the salary schedules of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government set forth in the compensation system passed by the Urban County Council by Ordinance No. 121-2022 (October 27, 2022), as amended, be and hereby are further amended to provide a one percent (1.0%) structure movement, applicable to all full-time and part-time positions in the Unified Pay Plan, to one (1) position of Council Administrator, two (2) positions of Police and Fire Pension Benefits Specialist, one (1) position of Friend of the Court, and five (5) positions of Family Court Services Specialist, as attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2 - That pursuant to Sections 21-29(c) and 22-26(c) of the Code of Ordinances, all full-time and part-time employees in the classification and compensation system’s Unified Pay Plan who received a satisfactory score on the performance evaluation shall have their salaries adjusted by two percent (2.0%) for FY2027.
Section 3 - That Section 23-28 of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(a) The following bi-weekly salary schedules are hereby adopted as the amounts to be paid Police Chief and Fire Chief as follows:
Section 4 - That one (1) position of Council Administrator, two (2) positions of Police and Fire Pension Benefits Specialist, one (1) position of Friend of the Court, and five (5) positions of Family Court Services Specialist shall have their salaries adjusted by two percent (2.0%) for FY2027, and the following subSection line numbers of the Unclassified Civil Service authorized strength be and hereby are amended to read as follows:
Law Clerk - P\T 3 291 $22.488 hourly
Section 5 - That Sections 21-29(B) and 22-26(B) notwithstanding, all employees in the unified pay plan who are at or above the grade maximum shall receive a two percent (2.0%) pay increase for FY2027.
Section 6 - That Section 22-53.2(b) of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(b) The salaries of the traffic school guards shall be seventeen dollars and four cents ($17.044) per hour.
Section 7 - That this Ordinance shall be effective as of June 29, 2026.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL
PUBLISHED:
0496-26:GET:4930-3231-3266, v. 2