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Council Member, District 9· 2021-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2021 (first elected Nov 2020 per Wikipedia, continuous in District 9); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))

Whitney Elliott Baxter

Lexington

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
31:09
Avg per meeting
1:44
Segments
395

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Top issues during term (20)

critical↓Jun 2026[43]

Data center regulations

No direct cost cited, but the pause shapes where and how data centers — and their tax and infrastructure impacts — can locate here.

medium↑May 2026[35]

Dove Run / Tates Creek LexTran bus stop

$725,000 to LFUCG, budgeted.

high↓May 2026[25]

Flock Safety camera program

The contract costs taxpayers about $317,000 a year, which speakers argued buys surveillance the city can't control.

high↑May 2026[22]

Crisis response for 911 callers

$462,523 in new grant funding plus a $70,000 evaluation extension.

critical↓May 2026[22]

Large-Scale Solar Zoning Rules

No direct city spending, but it shapes which land can host commercial solar development going forward.

critical↓May 2026[22]

FY 2027 city budget first reading

This sets the city's entire spending plan — likely hundreds of millions of dollars across all funds — for the year beginning July 1, 2026.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Federal grant for first-responder addiction recovery (Lexington CARES)

$462,523 in new grant funding plus a $70,000 evaluation extension.

high↓Aug 2026[20]

Series 2026B General Obligation Bond Sale

Up to $9.74 million in city-backed debt; a companion resolution authorizes advertising for bids.

high↑May 2026[18]

Opioid abatement grants to 24 community agencies

$462,523 in new grant funding plus a $70,000 evaluation extension.

high↓Jan 2026[18]

Federal Homelessness Funding Application

About $3.6 million total, with the largest share ($3.08M) partly funded from the innovative and sustainable solutions fund.

medium↓Jun 2026[17]

Complete Streets Design Manual

About $13 million proposed for FY27 paving.

medium↓Sep 2026[15]

Urban services district expansions

Affected property owners would pay district service fees; amounts not stated in the record.

high↑Aug 2026[15]

Mental health court funding request

Unknown — funding amount not yet specified.

high↑Sep 2026[15]

Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness report

Roughly $25 million estimated for the campus, with existing allocations and loans proposed so the general fund cost is planned at zero.

medium↓Sep 2026[15]

Kelley's Landing park improvements

Up to $1.25 million in potential grant money with no city taxpayer match required.

medium↓Sep 2026[15]

Street tree ordinance overhaul

medium↓May 2026[14]

Draft bike lane ordinance coming in June

Fines for violators; no city budget impact stated.

medium↑May 2026[14]

Microtransit pilot with LexTran

$139,000 for the analytics platform; the transit pilot was funded in last year's budget.

high↓May 2026[13]

Downtown master plan engagement concerns

No funding was committed at this meeting, but implementing the plan could eventually involve a housing fund, tax-increment financing and general fund spending.

medium↓Jun 2026[12]

500 Southland Drive rezone to neighborhood business

Decisions during term (795)

Recorded while Baxter was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

Approval of Summary — Table of Motions, October 20, 2026 (0928-26)

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

Neighborhood Development Funds list, October 27 (0931-26)

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

Council Capital Projects list (0930-26)

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0860-26 — UK Research Foundation CPOOL evaluation extension

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0890-26 — Jennifer Hart public art grant, Lexington Senior Center

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0895-26 — Voices of Hope MOU at Fayette County Detention Center

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0904-26 — LexArts Breeders' Cup public art grant

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0905-26 — GPS unit license transfers

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0908-26 — 3% pension annuity increase ordinance

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0916-26 — Tetra Tech contract for Mint Lane Pump Station

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0917-26 — COPS grant for forensic evidence drying cabinet

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0918-26 — $462,523 Community Paramedicine expansion grant

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0919-26 — LOCUS transportation analytics agreement

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0920-26 — Opioid abatement grants to 24 agencies

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0921-26 — Southeastern Little League Veterans' Park agreement

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0925-26 — Veterans Park cleaner water grant agreement

approved15-0Oct 27, 2026

0927-26 — Herrick Company change order No. 3 (UV disinfection)

approvedOct 22, 2026

Minutes of the October 8, 2026 Council Meeting

approvedOct 22, 2026

Second reading of ordinances 0847-26 through 0885-26 (including the E. Main St. rezone and the data processing center deletion)

approvedOct 22, 2026

First and second reading of Ordinances 0900-26 (attended donation centers) and 0901-26 (industrial zones update)

Voting record (135)

132 yes3 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Docket road resurfacing grant application

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Budget amendments FY 2027 Schedule No. 9

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted noSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

Rezone 1770 and 1800 Harrodsburg Rd. to Corridor Business (B-3)

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026B — $9.74 million

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

Complete Streets Design Manual adopted as engineering manual

Voted noSep 10, 2026

Solar Energy Systems zoning ordinance (Article 31 amendments)

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

Budget amendments — FY 2027 Schedule No. 6 and Schedule No. 5

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

New Chapter 28 — Privilege Fees for Public Infrastructure Improvements

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

Roots & Heritage Festival agreement (Resolution 25) — second reading accelerated

Voted yesAug 27, 2026

Suspension of rules and second reading of Resolutions 26, 32, 39, 45, 48, 54, 55, 46, 49, 50

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved

Voted yesJul 2, 2026

that this Ordinance be Approved.

Voted yesJul 2, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesJul 2, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.

Voted yesJul 2, 2026

that this Resolution be Approved.