<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>45A.860 Certification of circumstances that may or may not constitute violation of <br>statutes -- Retention and inspection of logs and evaluation sheets. <br>(1) After a winning underwriter or bond counsel contract has been awarded by the <br>secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet pursuant to KRS. 45A.853 and <br>45A.857, the executive director shall supply the name of the firm to each member <br>of the selection committee. The executive director shall also send a letter to each <br>firm which responded to the request for proposals, informing the firm of the name <br>of the underwriter or bond counsel which has been awarded the contract. <br>(2) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, executive director, head <br>of the relevant bond issuing agency, and each voting member of the selection <br>committee shall sign separate certificates, devised by the office, which shall certify <br>that, to the best of his knowledge, he is either aware or unaware of circumstances <br>which may constitute a willful violation of KRS 45A.840 to 45A.879 which has <br>arisen in the procurement process. <br>(3) Any employee of the Auditor of Public Accounts, who was appointed to serve as a <br>nonvoting member of the selection committee and who attended any committee <br>proceeding, shall participate in the preparation of a report for filing with the Capital <br>Projects and Bond Oversight Committee certifying that the applicable procedural <br>provisions of KRS 45A.840 to 45A.879 were, or were not, met. Before filing the <br>report, the employee or employees who participated in its preparation shall sign it. <br>(4) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall retain the logs created pursuant to <br>KRS 45A.853(7)(c)4. and the completed selection evaluation sheets required by <br>KRS 45A.853(7)(c)5. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall permit the <br>public to inspect these documents. Each evaluation sheet and each log shall be <br>signed by the person who completed it. The cabinet shall permit the public to <br>inspect these documents and shall not black out the signature of the person who <br>signed the evaluation sheet or the log. <br>Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended <br>1996 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 409, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994. <br><br>