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.