For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BENEFIT. Gain or advantage to the beneficiary or to a third person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary.
CANDIDATE. A person who has officially filed candidacy papers for a county elective office in the county or who has been nominated by his or her political party pursuant to KRS 118.105, 118.115, 118.325 or 118.760 for any county elective office in the county except school board elections and elections of officials in the City of Nicholasville and City of Wilmore.
EMPLOYEE. A person in the service of county government, any subdivision or agency thereof or any political subdivision in the county which has officials elected in whole or in part by citizens of Jessamine County (except the Cities of Wilmore and Nicholasville and their agencies) who is under contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, where the County Fiscal Court or any other agency or political subdivision in the county has the power or right to control and direct the material details of work performance.
GIFT. A payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services, or anything of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received.
GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION. Any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of the county governmental unit which he or she serves.
PECUNIARY BENEFIT. Benefit in the form of money, property, commercial interests or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain.
PUBLIC SERVANT. Any person who is elected, appointed or designated as a county official or public officer of any political subdivision in Jessamine County (except the Cities of Nicholasville and Wilmore, or any agency, employee or appointee of same); employee or appointee of the County Judge/Executive, the County Fiscal Court or both; any person exercising the functions of any such public officer, employee or appointee; any person participating as advisor, consultant or otherwise in performing a governmental function (but excluding witnesses); and any person elected, appointed or designated to become a public servant although not yet occupying that position. PUBLIC SERVANT includes but is not limited to County Judge/Executive, members of the Fiscal Court, County Clerk, County Attorney, Sheriff, Jailer, Coroner, Surveyor, Constable, County Treasurer, members of any county board, commission, authority, nonstock corporation, or other county entity formed, appointed and approved by County Judge/Executive and Fiscal Court or created by law. (Members of school boards are excluded from this chapter.)
(Ord. passed 11-15-1994)