W. Va. Code R. § 158-11-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 158-11-2 - Definitions

2.1. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business entity, labor union, association, firm, partnership, limited partnership, committee, club or other organization or group of persons, irrespective of the denomination given such organization or group.

2.2. "Public employee" means any full-time or part-time employee of any state, county or municipal governmental body or any political subdivision thereof, including county school boards.

2.3. "Public official" means any person who is elected or appointed to any state, county or municipal office or position and who is responsible for the making of policy or takes official action which is either ministerial or nonministerial, or both, with respect to:

(1) Contracting for, or procurement of, goods or services;

(2) administering or monitoring grants or subsidies;

(3) planning or zoning;

(4) inspecting, licensing, regulating or auditing any person; or

(5) any other activity where the official action has an economic impact of greater than a de minimis nature on the interest or interests of any person.

2.4. "Offer employment" Any contact by a person with a full-time employee or official of a regulating governmental agency, directly or through an intermediary, relating to employment constitutes "offering employment".

2.5. "Seek employment" Any contact with a person, directly or through an intermediary, relating to the availability or conditions of employment in furtherance of obtaining employment. Responding to unsolicited inquiries from a person concerning employment also constitutes "seeking employment."

W. Va. Code R. § 158-11-2