{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-45a.450","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 45A.450","heading":"Statement of public policy.","body":"(1) Public employment is a public trust.\n(2) It is the policy and purpose of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 to promote and balance the\nobject of protecting government integrity and of facilitating the recruitment and\nretention of personnel needed by local public agencies by prescribing essential\nrestrictions against conflict of interest without creating unnecessary barriers to\npublic service and by facilitating development of fair and competitive access to\nlocal public agency purchasing by responsible contractors.\n(3) Employees must discharge their duties and  responsibilities fairly and impartially.\nThey should also maintain a standard of conduct that will inspire public confidence\nin the integrity of the government of all local public agencies.","path":["KRS Chapter 45A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22424","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:07Z","sha256":"df567ebe285ffb8429c78e9068a78168d09dbb2a846306c31c85da4090031e6a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-45a.445","next":"us-ky/krs-45a.455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}