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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.
Total flags
503
Patterns the system has surfaced for citizen review. Not accusations — starting questions.
High-severity
317
63% of all flags. Highest statistical strength — most likely to be worth a closer look.
Most common pattern
367
— hover for definition.
Latest sweep
May 27, 2026
The system runs detection daily and republishes anything new. Idempotent — duplicates ignored.
⚠ 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.showing 501–503 of 503 flags
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· May 27, 2026
SOCIAL SERVICES — Operating budget changed +39.0% from FY2025 to FY2026 The line for SOCIAL SERVICES moved from $2,646,906 in FY2025 to $3,679,905 in FY2026, a net change of $1,032,999 (+39.0%). Year-over-year changes in this range warrant further review against the adopting ordinance, capital-improvement plan, and any matching personnel or scope changes. This observation is a statistical flag, not a finding of impropriety. Tier 2: department-named aggregate observation, no individual characterization.
plain englishSOCIAL SERVICES's operating budget rose from $2,646,906 to $3,679,905 between fiscal years. The detector flags anything above the 95th percentile of typical year-over-year change — that's the top 5% of biggest moves.
[sources & evidence ▸]
sources & evidence · yoy_spikehash:63349465…
Verify against the public record
▸ raw detector inputs (json)
- delta
- 1,032,999
- category
- Operating
- prior_fy
- 2,025
- current_fy
- 2,026
- department
- SOCIAL SERVICES
- pct_change
- 0.3903
- prior_total
- 2,646,906
- current_total
- 3,679,905
Every flag is a starting question, not a conclusion. The links above lead to the same public records the detector read — go look, and tell us if our reading is wrong (info@lexdoge.org).
· May 27, 2026
GENERAL SERVICES — Personnel budget changed +137.8% from FY2025 to FY2026 The personnel budget line for GENERAL SERVICES moved from $967,074 in FY2025 to $2,299,200 in FY2026, a net change of $1,332,126 (+137.8%). Year-over-year changes in this range warrant further review against the adopting ordinance, capital-improvement plan, and any matching personnel or scope changes. This observation is a statistical flag, not a finding of impropriety. Tier 2: department-named aggregate observation, no individual characterization.
plain englishGENERAL SERVICES's personnel budget rose from $967,074 to $2,299,200 between fiscal years. The detector flags anything above the 95th percentile of typical year-over-year change — that's the top 5% of biggest moves.
[sources & evidence ▸]
sources & evidence · yoy_spikehash:a565739e…
Verify against the public record
▸ raw detector inputs (json)
- delta
- 1,332,126
- category
- Personnel
- prior_fy
- 2,025
- current_fy
- 2,026
- department
- GENERAL SERVICES
- pct_change
- 1.3775
- prior_total
- 967,074
- current_total
- 2,299,200
Every flag is a starting question, not a conclusion. The links above lead to the same public records the detector read — go look, and tell us if our reading is wrong (info@lexdoge.org).
· May 27, 2026
SOCIAL SERVICES — Personnel budget changed +177.8% from FY2025 to FY2026 The personnel budget line for SOCIAL SERVICES moved from $1,134,093 in FY2025 to $3,150,796 in FY2026, a net change of $2,016,703 (+177.8%). Year-over-year changes in this range warrant further review against the adopting ordinance, capital-improvement plan, and any matching personnel or scope changes. This observation is a statistical flag, not a finding of impropriety. Tier 2: department-named aggregate observation, no individual characterization.
plain englishSOCIAL SERVICES's personnel budget rose from $1,134,093 to $3,150,796 between fiscal years. The detector flags anything above the 95th percentile of typical year-over-year change — that's the top 5% of biggest moves.
[sources & evidence ▸]
sources & evidence · yoy_spikehash:8fd8dece…
Verify against the public record
▸ raw detector inputs (json)
- delta
- 2,016,703
- category
- Personnel
- prior_fy
- 2,025
- current_fy
- 2,026
- department
- SOCIAL SERVICES
- pct_change
- 1.7783
- prior_total
- 1,134,093
- current_total
- 3,150,796
Every flag is a starting question, not a conclusion. The links above lead to the same public records the detector read — go look, and tell us if our reading is wrong (info@lexdoge.org).