(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.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 121.330

  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Election: means any primary, regular, or special election to fill vacancies regardless of whether a candidate or slate of candidates is opposed or unopposed in an election. See Kentucky Statutes 121.015
  • Knowingly: means , with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense, that a person is aware or should have been aware that his or her conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. See Kentucky Statutes 121.015
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC

(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.