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r <br /> (12) 'r.Governmental entity' means the state or any political subdivision <br /> which employs the public em- plo 'ee or employed the former public <br /> employee or to which the elected official is elected, as the case may be. <br /> (15) "Participate"means to take part in or to have or share responsibility for <br /> action of a governmental entity or a proceeding, personally, as a public <br /> servant of the governmental entity,through approval,disapproval,deeis ion, <br /> recommendation,the rendering of advicdinvestigation, or the failure to act <br /> or perforin a duty. <br /> (16) "Person"means an individual or legal entity other than a governmental <br /> entity, or an agency thereof. <br /> (17) "Political subdivision"-means any unit of local government, including <br /> a special district, authorized by later to perforin governmental functions. <br /> (18)(a) "public employee" means anyone, whether compensated or not, <br /> o is: <br /> (i) An administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who i s not <br /> filling an elective office. <br /> (14i) Appointed by any elected official when acting in an official capacity, <br /> and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the appointee is to serve <br /> the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a member of an <br /> agency, or as an employee thereof. <br /> (iii) Engaged in the perfon+nance of a governmental function. <br /> (iv) Tinder the supervision or authority of an elected official or another <br /> employee of the governmental entity,, <br /> (19) "Public e servant" means a public employee or elected official, <br /> { <br /> (20.1) " ervice" means the performance of work, duties, or responsibilities, <br /> or the leasing, rental, or sale of movable or immovable property. <br /> (21) "Substantial cconomic znterest'p means an economic interest which is of <br /> greater benefit to the public servant or other person than to a general class or <br /> group of persons. <br /> (22)(a) "Thing of economic valuer' means money or any other thing having <br /> economic value, <br /> (23) "Transaction involving the governmental entity" means any <br /> proceeding, application, submission, request for a ruling or other <br /> deter-nination, contract, claire, case, or other such particular matter which <br /> the public servant or former public servant of the governmental entity in <br /> question knows or should.know, <br /> (a) Is, or will be,the subject of action by the governmental entity. <br /> Page 6 of 9 (Agency Tracicin o, 2023-828) <br />