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The presentation by Glenda George, director of human resources, said employees hired after July 1, 2025, would not be eligible to receive cash payouts for accrued sick time above 600 hours. George told the council that the city paid about $2.2 million in January 2025 to civil‑service employees who held more than 600 hours of sick leave. \"If you don't use any sick time, it will take you five years to accumulate 600 hours,\" she said, explaining the city would not realize most savings from the change for several years.

Council members pressed for details about timing and fiscal effect; George said the change would not produce immediate savings because accrual to the payout threshold can take multiple years. She confirmed the example payment in January and that the proposed change would stop future payouts for employees hired after the July 1 cutoff.

The council also reviewed a proposed encampment coordinator position that the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention (OHPI) would add to regular staff duties. An OHPI staff member described the position as responsible for \"receiving and responding to reports of encampments, visiting locations of reported encampments to understand activity and level of risk associated, to facilitate service connection with our contracted street outreach vendors, and follow‑up encampments when the time comes for that.\" The staffer said the coordinator would produce reports, track encampment removal costs and service outcomes, and review best practices to adjust the city’s approach over time. Initial work hours were described as roughly 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the possibility of shifting earlier to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. depending on operational needs.

On public‑health partnerships, Fire Chief Traylor described an agreement with the University College of Nursing that will allow nursing students to do supervised ride‑alongs with the fire department’s medical units and community paramedicine teams. \"Their duties generally involve just observation and questioning to try to get a better understanding of the pre‑hospital environment,\" Traylor said.

Councilmember questions about item N prompted staff to summarize a proposed technology agreement with Bluegrass Care Navigators. A city staffer said the technology primarily stores client and programmatic information and assessments and that program administration will be coordinated from the city’s grants division while Bluegrass Care Navigators will also operate the service elements.

On a related funding question, a councilmember asked about a federal VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) grant. A city staff member said, \"What that does fund is our SANE nurses, our sexual‑assault nurse examiners,\" and added they would follow up with how many hours per week the grant covers because that detail was not available at the meeting.

The council’s discussion at Thursday’s meeting was informational for staff‑recommended items on the agenda; council members asked for follow‑up on hours and five‑year fiscal impacts. No ordinance or personnel‑classification change was finalized on the floor during the public session; staff indicated additional information and implementation details would be returned to council as needed.

Questions or requests for follow‑up that were recorded included the precise weekly hours funded by the VOCA grant and a further fiscal analysis of the proposed sick‑leave payout change over a five‑year horizon.

Meeting context: the items were heard as part of the council’s new business block; multiple council members asked clarifying questions and staff committed to follow‑up with additional details.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lexington - Council Work Session - Jun 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Lexington City Council members on Thursday heard details about a proposed change to the city’s sick‑leave payout practice for future hires, a new encampment coordinator position, a partnership and technology funding with Bluegrass Care Navigators, and the uses of a federal VOCA grant for sexual‑assault nurse examiners.","taxTitle","Lexington City, Fayette County, Kentucky","taxId",5707,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6526769,"Council moves ordinance on dumpster‑service standards and approves engineering manual updates to comply with House Bill 443",50,1298000,1348000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3745689-eea011e6d0f1b7b2640bfb2ddc9b648a&start=1298&end=1348","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3745689-eea011e6d0f1b7b2640bfb2ddc9b648a/thumbnail_1298000.jpg","/articles/6526769/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Council-moves-ordinance-on-dumpsterservice-standards-and-approves-engineering-manual-updates-to-comply-with-House-Bill-443","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526769-eef84644eac32078aaa3a859cc330ba5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448688&Signature=FZC3~6sZwmiHEkATmrOEzoZ-yjf14gYyuL8KZDYBGFOvy66JOwUXqG8unJVFwV~igvFrkeUm1EJeGb3o4weqxMKd4VgzKvKttqXIMk4qHAwnbs6Nv7JBq3P5C9ABxINllJrJ9eNMa7aOLdwTE6~72RNoE96oEoFeioHtsYrWRs0UY1TflBFeZNeHHtyrSJyomcnzK~OzUe4ssg0~Yf9VG7t7xX5bzgnrsqRFvdKbUniYCorSA~-5az3YaNaNItmP3~QvDsspO6-CJd7KlTLJH94tfNBw7VCgGbuQpSPgrsQxQGiUiwtmIFNQ3IrmrlXUyvfJUiDu7dYGsY9uIKaCsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lexington City Council on June 12 moved forward on ordinance language and administrative updates the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee said are needed to implement objective dumpster‑service standards required by House Bill 443.

Councilmember LaGree, reporting out from the committee, said the committee voted on June 10 to place an ordinance on the docket for reading at the June 12 council meeting that would amend portions of the Urban‑County Code of Ordinances related to dumpster service standards. \"Pursuant to the actions of the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee at its committee meeting today, 06/10/2025, I move to place on the docket for reading of the 06/12/2025 council meeting an ordinance effective 07/01/2025 amending certain sections of Chapter 6.20 of the Urban‑County Code of Ordinances related to dumpster service standards as presented at today's Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee meeting and is set in the committee packet. On behalf of the committee, I so move,\" LaGree said.

Councilmember Morton seconded the motion to place the ordinance on the docket; the council approved the placement by voice vote.

LaGree also moved to approve updates to the city’s engineering manuals as presented in committee to comply with House Bill 443, which the committee said requires objective, ministerial standards in certain engineering and dumpster service determinations. Vice Mayor Woos seconded that motion and the council approved it by voice vote. Both the ordinance placement and the manual updates were described as taking effect July 1, 2025.

City staff who presented to the committee on June 10 included Doug Burton, director of engineering, and John Howard, deputy director of waste management; committee materials and the committee packet were referenced at the meeting as the basis for the proposed ordinance and manual changes.

The committee report noted the matter began as a committee action item at the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee on May 13 and that a partial report out was provided on June 10 to expedite the single action item that the committee recommended for council consideration. Council approved both motions without recorded roll‑call tallies in the public session; each motion passed on the council’s voice vote.","After a June 10 committee report, council members voted to place an ordinance amending local dumpster‑service standards on the June 12 docket and approved engineering manual updates that the committee said are required by House Bill 443, effective July 1, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Council hears proposed sick-leave payout change, new encampment coordinator and care-navigation funding; VOCA hours unclear

Council moves ordinance on dumpster‑service standards and approves engineering manual updates to comply with House Bill 443