(A) No officer or employee of the city or of any city agency shall directly or through others undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract made, entered into, awarded, or granted by the city or a city agency, with the following exceptions:
(1) Contracts entered into before an elected officer filed as a candidate for city office, before an appointed officer was appointed to a city or city agency office, or before an employee was hired by the city or a city agency. However, if any contract entered into by a city or city agency officer or employee before they became a candidate, was appointed to office, or was hired as an employee, is renewable after they become a candidate, assumes the appointed office, or is hired as an employee, then the prohibition in subsection (A) of this section shall apply to the renewal of the contract unless the disclosures required by subsection(A)(3) below are satisfied.
(2) If the contract is awarded after public notice and competitive bidding, unless the officer or employee is authorized to participate in establishing the contract specifications, or in awarding or managing the contract. If they have any of these authorities, then the officer or employee shall have no interest in the contract, unless the disclosures required by subsection (A)(3) below are satisfied.
(3) The prohibition in subsection (A) of this section shall not apply in any case where the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The specific nature of the contract transaction and the nature of the officer’s or employee’s interest in the contract are publicly disclosed at a meeting of the governing body of the city or city agency;
(b) The disclosure is made a part of the official record of the governing body of the city or city agency before the contract is executed;
(c) A finding is made by the governing body of the city or city agency that the contract with the officer or the employee is in the best interests of the public and the city or city agency before the contract is executed; and
(d) The finding is made a part of the official record of the governing body of the city or city agency before the contract is executed.
(B) Any violation of this section shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor, and upon conviction, the court may void any contract entered into in violation of KRS 61.252. Additionally, violation of this section shall be grounds for removal from office or employment with the city in accordance with any applicable provisions of state law and city ordinances, rules, or regulations.
(Ord. 2022-11, passed 11-7-22)