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56.865 Designation of alternates by commission members -- Scope of authority --
Joint certificate concerning designation.
(1) Each member of the commission may designate, by an instrument in writing over
the member's signature and filed with the commission as a public record, an
alternate with full authority to:
(a) Attend, in the absence of the appointing member for any reason, any properly-
convened meeting of the commission; and
(b) Participate in the consideration of, and voting upon, business and transactions
of the commission.
(2) Any designation of an alternate may, at the appointing member's direction:
(a) Be limited upon the face of the appointing instrument to be effective only for
a designated meeting or only for specified business;
(b) Be shown on the face of the appointing instrument to be on a continuing basis,
but in no case for a period of more than four (4) years, whenever the
appointing member is unable to attend;
(c) Be revoked by the appointing member in an instrument of like formality,
similarly filed with the secretary as a public record of the commission.
(3) Any party transacting business with the commission or materially affected by the
commission shall be entitled to accept and rely upon a joint certificate of the
secretary of the commission and any member of the commission concerning the
designation of any alternate, the time and scope of designation, and if of a
continuing nature, whether the designation has been revoked, and when. The joint
certificate shall be made and delivered to the party within a reasonable time after
written request is made with acceptable identification of the business or transaction
referred and of the requesting party's interest.
(4) Each alternate shall be a person on the staff of the appointing member or shall be in
the employ of the appointing member's agency or department of the government of
the Commonwealth.
Effective: May 30, 1997
History: Created 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 7, effective May 30, 1997.