A Civic Assembly is a demographically representative group of community members who come together to review the city's charter — think of it like Lexington's constitution.
"This is the first time a Civic Assembly has ever been done in Kentucky and it's one of the first in the United States and we're really excited to see what comes out of it," said Richard Young, who heads up the organizing group, nonprofit CivicLex.
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It's the start of what will be six total sessions, where 36 members will be schooled in some background information on the urban-county government and then tackle two general subjects, council compensation and charter review.
By the end of the process, the assembly will draft recommendations that the city council has formally agreed to hear and consider.
Limited seating is available for those want to watch and the meetings will be streamed live through a link at CivicLex.org.