This database presents the credit card transactions of VisitLex employees from July 2022 to March 2024. During this period, VisitLex employees accumulated charges totaling $427,201.15, with a significant amount spent on dining, bars, and entertainment venues. These statements were disclosed by VisitLex in accordance with the Kentucky Open Records Act. The Lexington Times initially…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau (VisitLex), a city government component unit tasked with promoting tourism and economic development in Lexington, has come under legal and ethical scrutiny following the allocation of substantial bonuses to its employees. The bonuses were funded through the transient room tax assessed on overnight accommodations in…
The annual legislative assault on Kentucky’s open government laws has commenced in earnest, but this year with a vengeance. It is no exaggeration to suggest that the future of the Kentucky Open Records Act is at stake. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23042 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/HB509.html Sponsored by Rep. John Hodgson (R-Fisherville), Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Middletown), and Speaker David Osborne (R-Prospect),…
VisitLex has released their 2024 salary list. VisitLEX is a component unit of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government funded through the local tax assessed on AirBNBs and hotels in Fayette County. Notably, four VisitLex employees earn more than Linda Gorton, the Mayor of LFUCG, who earns $162,063 per year. Mary Quinn Ramer, the President…