“Designee” means:

(a) Any state officer, employee or member of any agency, department, division, bureau or other unit of state government who holds a position: (1) Defined as a major policy making position; (2) responsible for contracting, purchasing or procurement, except persons whose sole responsibility is the purchasing of gasoline or emergency repair for a state vehicle assigned to them for their use or persons whose sole responsibility relating to purchasing or procurement includes only transactions pursuant to preexisting state contracts; (3) responsible for writing or drafting specifications for contracts; (4) responsible for awarding grants, benefits or subsidies; or (5) responsible for inspecting, licensing or regulating any person or entity.

(b) “Designee” does not include any driver’s license examiner of the department of revenue or any person performing ministerial functions.