Friday, May 8, 2009 2:53 pm

• Advisory Opinion 09-16: Amends Advisory Opinion 08-11: Transportation Cabinet officials other than the Secretary may make decisions with respect to a highway project located near real property owned by the Secretary and may provide technical expertise to the neutral third party appointed to make discretionary decisions in lieu of the Secretary so long as the Secretary remains uninvolved with any of those discussions or decisions. Further, the Secretary may testify before Legislative committees regarding other projects named in the Six Year Road Plan and other Transportation Cabinet employees may testify if questions arise regarding the road project located near the real property owned by the Secretary.


• Advisory Opinion 09-17: The co-ownership of real property by the Secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet with the Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet or his family does not create any issues under the Executive Branch Code of Ethics with respect to a highway project located near the real property assuming the Secretary abstains from any involvement in the highway project. Likewise, the ownership of real property by the interim Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development does not create any issues under the Executive Branch Code of Ethics with respect to infrastructure grants for an industrial property located near the real property assuming the interim Secretary abstains from any involvement in the grant process.