Chapter 2.36
COUNTY FAIR BOARD

Sections:

2.36.010    County fair board.

2.36.020    County fair department established.

2.36.030    Fair director appointment.

2.36.040    Duties of County fair department.

2.36.050    Continuity.

2.36.010 County fair board.

A. A County fair board is formed composed of nine members, one from each school district within the County and five members at large, who shall be appointed by the County council to serve without compensation. Written recommendations by the existing fair board shall be delivered to the County council for consideration when filling a vacancy. All terms of office shall be for a period of three years and shall expire on the last day of December in any given year, and terms shall be staggered so that one-third of the membership expires in each year. The County fair board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the County fair department.

B. All appointments for the purpose of filling vacancies shall be for the remaining portion of the unexpired term.

C. The County fair board shall meet at least monthly.

D. In conducting its business, the County fair board shall follow the Uniform Business Rules, including the Rules of Procedure, unless other rules have been duly adopted by the County council. (Ord. 9-2008 § 5; Ord. 2-1994; Res. 84A-1991; Res. 134-1988; Res. 25-1988)

2.36.020 County fair department established.

The County council hereby establishes within the executive branch an administrative department called the County fair department. The County administrator may take any preliminary or transitional steps necessary for the formation of the department and the implementation of this chapter. (Ord. 9-2008 § 2)

2.36.030 Fair director appointment.

A. After first consulting the County fair board, the County administrator shall appoint a director of the County fair department, subject to confirmation by a majority of the County council. The director’s duties shall include management oversight and administration of all department activities. The director will be appointed for an indefinite period and shall serve, as do all County department heads, at the will of the County administrator.

B. It is the responsibility of the director to hire department staff in accordance with the personnel policies and procedures of the County and any other applicable laws and regulations. (Ord. 9-2008 § 3)

2.36.040 Duties of County fair department.

The County fair department shall be responsible for the administration of the County fair and other duties as may be assigned. (Ord. 9-2008 § 4)

2.36.050 Continuity.

A. All employees, contracts and operations existing under the former County fair board shall be transferred to the County fair department and be continued without interruption.

B. Monies contained in, and appropriated to, the County fair fund shall be transferred from the former fair board to the County fair department in the same amounts and categories. Control of monies and projects in the fair improvement fund shall be transferred from the former fair board to the County fair department.

C. All members of the former fair board shall continue in their terms and offices as members of the County fair board until such time as their terms of office would have ordinarily expired.

D. Policy and budget matters brought before the County council relating to the County fair department shall have received the review of the County fair board. (Ord. 9-2008 § 6)