KRS 56.865: Designation of alternates by commission members -- Scope of authority --

Joint certificate concerning designation.

(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

(b) Participate in the consideration of, and voting upon, business and transacti ons

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 commiss ion 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continuing nature, whether the designation has been revoked, and when.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.