121.330 Restrictions on elected officials and their appointees in dealing with certain contributors and fundraisers. - Kentucky Statutes

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121.330 Restrictions on elected officials and their appointees in dealing with certain contributors and fundraisers. (1) No elected official or any of his appointees shall knowingly award any nonbid contract with the governing authority which the elected official serves to any entity
whose officers or employees, or the spouses of officers or employees, knowingly
contributed in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate in any one
(1) election to the election campaign of the elected official during the term of office
following the election campaign in which the contributions were made. (2) No entity whose officers or employees, or the spouses of officers or employees, have knowingly contributed in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the
aggregate in any one (1) election to the election campaign of any elected official
shall knowingly receive any nonbid contract with the governing authority which the
elected official serves during the term of office following the election campaign in
which the contributions were made. (3) No elected official or any of his appointees shall knowingly award any nonbid contract, lease, or appointment to any office or board with the governing authority
which the elected official serves to any person who has acted as a fundraiser by
directly soliciting contributions to the election campaign of the elected official who
secured in excess of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) in contributions in the
aggregate in any one (1) election for the election campaign, or to his immediate
family, employer, or employee, during the term of office following the election
campaign in which the contributions were made, nor shall any award of a nonbid
contract or lease with the governing authority knowingly be made to the entity in
which the person has an interest during the term of office following the election
campaign in which the contributions were made. (4) No person who has acted as a fundraiser by directly soliciting contributions for the election campaign of an elected official who secured in excess of thirty thousand
dollars ($30,000) in contributions in the aggregate in any one (1) election for the
election campaign, nor his immediate family, employer, or employee, shall
knowingly receive any nonbid contract, lease, or appointment to any office or board
with the governing authority which the elected official serves during the term of
office following the election campaign in which the contributions were made, nor
shall an entity in which the person has an interest knowingly receive a nonbid
contract or lease with the governing authority during the term of office following
the election campaign in which the contributions were made. (5) For the purposes of this section, "entity" means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated company, joint stock
company, public service corporation, professional services corporation, corporation,
or any other business organization. (6) For the purposes of this section, "immediate family" means the spouse of the person, the parent of the person or spouse, or the child of the person or spouse. (7) For the purposes of this section, "governing authority" means the elected legislative, executive, and judicial officers charged with the administration of the affairs of the
political subdivision which they serve. Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 16, effective July 14, 1992.