Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky is the "Horse Capital of the World," located in the heart of the Bluegrass. It is the second largest city in Kentucky and has the second largest metropolitan area (after Louisville). As of 2004, the population estimates given by the U.S. Census Bureau was 266,358.

Law and government

In 1974, the governments of the city of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky combined to create the current Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

Related Topics:
Fayette County, Kentucky - Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

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Lexington has an elected mayor and city council-style of government.

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Mayor

Lexington's mayor is Teresa Isaac, who has served in the post since 2002.

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Urban County Council

The Urban County Council is a fifteen-member legislative group. Twelve of the members represent specific districts and serve two-year terms; three are elected city-wide as at-large council members and serve four-year terms. The at-large member with the highest number of votes in the general election automatically becomes the Vice Mayor who, in the absence of the Mayor, is the presiding officer of the Council. The current council members are:

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• Mike Scanlon: Vice Mayor
• Chuck Eliinger II: At-Large
• David B. Stevens, MD: At-Large
• George Brown, Jr: 1st District
• Jacques Wigginton: 2nd District
• Dick DeCamp: 3rd District
• Linda Gorton: 4th District
• Bill Farmer, Jr: 5th District
• Kevin O. Stinnett: 6th District
• Bill Cegelka: 7th District
• George Myers: 8th District
• Jay McChord: 9th District
• Sandy Shafer: 10th District
• Richard Moloney: 11th District
• Ed Lane: 12th District