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A Resolution amending Section 4.104(a) IV. of Appendix A, Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, to add Budget Adjustments and renumber other affected items, and repealing Part 6. Budget and Section 4.601. Budget Amendments of the Council rules in its entirety, all effective upon passage of Council. [Council Office, Maynard]
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WHEREAS, the Urban County Council, by Resolution No. 55-79, as amended, has adopted "Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council" (hereinafter, "Rules");
WHEREAS, Section 5.104 of the Rules provides that "[n]o permanent change shall be made to these rules without notice specifying the purpose and wording of the change given prior to the consideration of the change and the adoption of the permanent change by a majority of all councilmembers through an amending resolution";
WHEREAS, the Council is codifying the budget amendment and budget adjustment process in Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances, thereby eliminating the need for a similar section in the Council rules; and
WHEREAS, notice of proposed changes to the Rules budget amendments and adjustments was given to all Councilmembers at the Council Work Session on October 25, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 4.104(a) IV. of Appendix A - Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(a) The urban county council shall meet at the dates and times specified in a schedule of meetings adopted annually by the council by ordinance, in the council chamber on the second floor of the Lexington-Fayette Government Center, for purposes of conducting a "work session." Action taken by the urban county council at a work session is procedural in nature (See Part 3). A quorum for work sessions shall consist of not fewer than eight (8) of the fifteen (15) ...
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