Lexington estimates that this month's snow storms have cost the city more than $1 million

Costs to clean up last week's snow storms will top $1 million, Lexington officials said Friday.

Approximately $394,000 of that amount was paid to private contractors to help with snow removal and to make repairs to government buildings that were damaged when the city received more than 14 inches of snow in a few days. Overtime costs for city employees including police, fire and 311 and 911 operators was a little more than $101,000.

Another big ticket item: $372,972 for salt, rock and calcium chloride to treat Lexington roads. There was an additional $243,000 for wear and tear of streets and roads equipment and salaries of streets and roads employees, according to documents released by the city.

The costs will be submitted to the Kentucky Department of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to determine if the city will be eligible for federal reimbursement.

Last week, the city used unspent money from other accounts to pay more than $488,000 of the costs.

In comparison, city officials said costs for the 2003 ice storm that knocked out power for weeks and caused widespread damage topped $5 million.

This story was originally published February 27, 2015 at 5:43 PM with the headline "Lexington estimates that this month's snow storms have cost the city more than $1 million."