A public speaker and council members pressed for clarity on a memorandum of understanding between Lexington police and the U.S. Marshals Service, which council members later approved as part of a package of new business.

Tyler Starrett, a resident from District 9, told the Urban County Council he was not "advocat[ing] against the police department" or the U.S. Marshals Service but urged "a bit of caution." He said Lexington has seen reported violent crimes fall since 2023 and asked that any federal partnership be examined to avoid "alienating the more vulnerable portions of our community with unnecessary federal intervention."

The council followed the public comment with questions for local law enforcement. A police representative identified in the meeting only as the chief's representative said the agreement continues a joint task force the city has worked with for decades. "This is a partnership we've had for 30 years with the United States Marshals Service," the chief's representative said. He described the unit as a multiagency, national task force that helps local police "use state, local, and federal resources to apprehend people who have active warrants for their arrest." He added the task force has assisted in finding missing children by leveraging federal and international relationships local police do not maintain.

Addressing concerns about immigration enforcement, Council member Gray asked whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was involved when the Marshals assist Lexington. The chief's representative replied directly, "We do not."

The exchange left the council with a clearer description of the memorandum's stated purpose: to aid in locating people for whom local authorities have active warrants—particularly suspects in violent crimes who may have left the county or state—and to use federal resources in missing-children cases. The public comment and council questions emphasized a desire for transparency and community conversation about federal-local law enforcement partnerships before further expansion.

The memorandum was approved as part of the council's new-business package later in the work session.

Less urgent procedural items addressed later in the session included approvals of neighborhood development funds and council capital projects; council members did not debate amendments to the Marshals memorandum during the work session.