West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 159 - Building Commission › Title 159 - PROCEDURAL RULES STATE BUILDING COMMISSION › Series 159-01 - Procedural Rules For Meetings › Section 159-1-5 - Miscellaneous

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
5.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the
				Commission shall commence on the 1st day of July and shall end on the 30th day
				of June the following year.
5.2.
				Books and Records. The records of the Commission shall be open to public
				inspec­tion at all reasonable times. All final actions of the Commission
				shall be journalized, and such journal shall also be open to the
				inspec­tion of the public at all reasonable times, provided, any records
				or information relating to secret processes or secret methods of
				manu­facture or production which may be obtained by the Commission are
				confidential and shall not be disclosed.
5.3. Contracts. All contracts and
				obliga­tions of the Commission shall be signed by the Chairman or the
				Executive Director, or other officers or employees of the Commission authorized
				to execute contracts or other obli­gations of the Commission.
5.4. Indemnification. The Commission shall,
				to the fullest extent allowed by law, indemnify and reimburse each present and
				future member, officer, employee or agent of the Commission against, and each
				such mem­ber, officer, employee or agent shall be enti­tled
				without further action on his or her part to indemnity from the Commission for,
				all expenses, including without limitation attorney fees, judgments, fines,
				taxes an penalties and interest thereon, and if the Commission
				deter­mines that a settlement of any action, suit or proceeding is in
				the best interest of the Com­mission, all amounts paid in effecting such
				settlement, other than amounts paid to the Commission itself, reasonably
				incurred by him or her in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or
				proceeding in which he or she may be involved by reason of his or her being or
				having been a member, officer, employee or agent of the Commission; provided,
				however, that such indemnity shall not include any expenses incurred by any
				member, officer, employee or agent with respect to matters as to which he or
				she shall be finally adjudged in any such action, suit or proceeding to have
				been guilty of or liable for gross negligence, willful misconduct or criminal
				acts in the performance of his or her duties for the Com­mission. The
				forgoing right of indemnifica­tion shall inure to the benefit of the
				heirs, executors or administrators of each such mem­ber, officer,
				employee or agent and shall be in addition to all other rights to which such
				member, officer, employee or agent may be entitled as a matter of
				law.
5.5. Conflict of Interest. The
				Commission shall maintain constant vigilance against con­flicts of
				interest, or the mere appearance of conflicts of interest. No officer, member
				or employee of the Com­mission shall be finan­cially interested,
				directly or indirectly, in any contract of any person with the Commission, or
				in any sale of any property, real or personal, to or from the Commission,
				provided, that this provision shall not apply to contracts or pur­chases
				of proper­ty, either real or personal, commodities or services between
				the Commis­sion and any governmental agency.