(1) Each member of the commission may designate, by an instrument in writing over the member’s signature and filed with the commission as a public record, an alternate with full authority to:
(a) Attend, in the absence of the appointing member for any reason, any properly- convened meeting of the commission; and

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 56.865

  • Commission: means the State Property and Buildings Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
  • Meeting: means all gatherings of every kind, including video teleconferences. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
  • written: shall mean letters, words, or numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or other form of data compilation. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440

(b) Participate in the consideration of, and voting upon, business and transactions of the commission.
(2) Any designation of an alternate may, at the appointing member’s direction:
(a) Be limited upon the face of the appointing instrument to be effective only for a designated meeting or only for specified business;
(b) Be shown on the face of the appointing instrument to be on a continuing basis, but in no case for a period of more than four (4) years, whenever the appointing member is unable to attend;
(c) Be revoked by the appointing member in an instrument of like formality, similarly filed with the secretary as a public record of the commission.
(3) Any party transacting business with the commission or materially affected by the commission shall be entitled to accept and rely upon a joint certificate of the secretary of the commission and any member of the commission concerning the designation of any alternate, the time and scope of designation, and if of a continuing nature, whether the designation has been revoked, and when. The joint certificate shall be made and delivered to the party within a reasonable time after written request is made with acceptable identification of the business or transaction referred and of the requesting party’s interest.
(4) Each alternate shall be a person on the staff of the appointing member or shall be in the employ of the appointing member’s agency or department of the government of the Commonwealth.
Effective: May 30, 1997
History: Created 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 7, effective May 30, 1997.