For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPOINTEE. Any person appointed by the executive authority, City Council or any board, commission, committee or other subdivision of the city.
BOARD OF ETHICS. The Board of Ethics created and vested by this chapter with responsibility for enforcing the provisions of this Code of Ethics.
BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, holding company, joint stock company, receivership, trust, professional service corporation or any legal entity through which business is conducted for profit.
CANDIDATE. Any individual who seeks nomination or election to a city office. An individual is a CANDIDATE when the individual files a notification and declaration for nomination for office with the County Clerk or Secretary of State, is nominated for office by a political party or files a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a public office with the County Clerk or Secretary of State.
CITY. The City of Dawson Springs, Kentucky.
CITY AGENCY. Any board, commission, authority, non-stock corporation, committee or other entity operating as a subdivision of, or under the authority of the city.
EMPLOYEE. Any person, whether full-time or part-time, who is employed by the city. EMPLOYEE shall not include any contractor or subcontractor or any of their employees.
FAMILY MEMBER. A spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER. A spouse, an unemancipated child residing in the officer’s, employee’s, appointee’s or volunteer’s household, or one claimed by such person’s spouse, as a dependent for tax purposes.
OFFICER. Any person, whether full-time or part-time, and whether paid or unpaid, who is one of the following:
(1) The Mayor;
(2) A City Council member;
(3) The City Clerk/Treasurer;
(4) The Police Chief;
(5) Any person who occupies a non-elected office created under KRS 83A.080; and
(6) A member of the governing body of any city agency who has been appointed to the governing body of the agency by the city.
VOLUNTEER. Any person performing services for or on behalf of the city, without compensation, and at the request (whether general or specific) of the executive authority, the City Council, any commission, board, committee or other subdivision of the city.
(Prior Code, § 39.04) (Ord. passed 11-28-1994)