/ anomalies · fy26
Anomaly Flags
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This page lists patterns in Lexington-Fayette's public financial records that don't look like the typical pattern — things like a budget line that jumped sharply year-over-year, or one vendor receiving several contracts in a short window. Hovering over the underlined terms below pulls up a plain-English definition. These are starting questions, not accusations. Most flagged items have legitimate explanations; the point is to make patterns visible so citizens can ask informed questions.
⚠ observations, not accusations
Anomaly flags are generated by automated analysis of public financial data. They identify patterns that deviate from expected distributions and warrant further review. Flagged items may have legitimate explanations. No allegation of wrongdoing is intended or implied. Any flag that names an individual person is held for human before publishing.1 flag · sample · awaiting ingestion
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threshold-avoidance· general services · q3 fy25
Cluster of 14 purchase orders between $9,800–$9,995 issued in a 6-week window, just below the $10,000 sole-source threshold. Warrants further review.
conf 0.91[awaiting ingestion]
samples shown from v0.3 prototype · live flags will replace this list once detection agents publish results.