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Sherry, fair manager, told the board the WSDA payment was $1,273.55 less than the previous year but remains a significant allocation. She said County PUD will sponsor kids’ day goodie bags and that Coastal will return as a sponsor. Sherry also described marketing outreach at a regional home-and-lifestyle show where staff handed out printed postcards and vendor applications to prospective vendors.

On volunteers and operations, Sherry introduced a returning-volunteer application designed to speed re-enrollment for volunteers who have already completed background checks. She said the form is available on the county website under Departments → Payment Resources → Volunteer Opportunities and that HR/risk-management will process returning volunteers with a shorter turnaround.

Ribbons and royalty: staff reported ribbon orders placed on March 13 and described outreach by the fair royalty court to community events and parades in the spring and early summer.

Votes at a glance

- Motion: Allow early call-out time for Zoey Van Thornton so she may haul auction animals off-site and return to remove her pens and decorations. Mover/second: not specified in the transcript. Vote: voice vote recorded as “Aye” with no named dissent; motion passes.

- Motion: Approve minutes (earlier in the meeting). Mover/second: not specified. Vote: voice vote recorded as “Motion passes” in the transcript.

Context and next steps: staff said they will continue vendor outreach and sponsorship solicitations; the board flagged that the WSDA evaluation and the pre-fair report inform future allocations. No additional formal budget decisions were recorded at the meeting.

Ending: Staff and volunteers were asked to continue outreach and to coordinate with HR/risk-management on volunteer processing; the board will review follow-up items at future meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fair Advisory Board Meeting - March 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board reported a WSDA fair fund allocation of $71,432.97, confirmed sponsors and outreach, introduced a returning-volunteer application and approved an early call-out for an auction hauler by voice vote.","taxTitle","Clallam County, Washington","taxId",54309,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6097337,"Board narrows superintendent-handbook committee, assigns chairs to subcommittees",621,1013000,1634000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2828290-f73933852683231d3730dca0676c2c5d&start=1013&end=1634","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2828290-f73933852683231d3730dca0676c2c5d/thumbnail_1013000.jpg","/articles/6097337/Clallam-County/Washington/Board-narrows-superintendent-handbook-committee-assigns-chairs-to-subcommittees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6097337-52e4b680336d7f5cf635e871f8e1d014/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206184&Signature=f8rjN27u9T5S3Kg073Bx~JMAY0~Dc7np8hsiEtzZG8njK6d068XnZNULC0dkRctyn1BRaJgyXWiStn3QOrFlEuiuygdKW2WfU--WjQYOmphWP68Z7VazLSWGXE9-g9U8rYcac8FZ8Xd2uigcIZ1F13nJRlKlOfmTR7oFERo4~JLoDb7e2cW6WhYQ86EDR2oaB146MKykGkY6aVqIDKPCy8XMzgY9Bs8CR7b1DKgMU3SdhtdP47-GWErKVb2pCjaAVSFos0SbGkCZNULprnm2zGpQygiLgB8kPIjrhFLsba-qcE3VAsdasF66OwQpC8dzfeOuq8b9iC6c8WIl9B1pYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 12, 2025, Clallam County Fair Board meeting, members reorganized the superintendent-handbook work into a smaller subcommittee and assigned chairs for several committees so they can meet separately without triggering quorum rules.

Julie, board member, asked that the superintendent handbook be treated as a separate committee from the superintendent vacancies committee so each group could meet independently. “If that is the case, then we shouldn't allow that many people on a committee because the whole point of a committee is to be able to meet separately from the general meeting,” Julie said.

Fair manager Sherry confirmed the handbook review is separate from the superintendent vacancies committee and said she would create a separate superintendent-handbook committee list that limits membership to allow meetings without a quorum. Board members agreed to split responsibilities so one committee handles handbook updates and a different committee interviews candidates for superintendent vacancies.

Committee chairs were proposed during the meeting: Julie agreed to chair the superintendent-handbook subcommittee, and the vacancies committee was assigned Christine, Sherry and Carol (with LaDonna also listed on the vacancies committee). The board also identified barn-building superintendents and other subcommittees and asked Sherry to circulate updated rosters.

The board discussed the practical reason for the change: when too many board members serve on a single committee, the group cannot meet separately because it may constitute a quorum of the whole board. Members asked that one person be designated to finalize rosters and email the group so the subcommittees can begin separate work.

Ending: Sherry will circulate the updated committee rosters and the board expects the new subcommittees to meet and report recommendations at future meetings.","The fair board reorganized its superintendent-handbook and vacancy committees, limited committee sizes to avoid quorum issues and assigned chairs so subcommittees can meet and report back.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6097340,"Fair board prioritizes new arena light pole, explores funding options",317,690000,1007000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2828290-f73933852683231d3730dca0676c2c5d&start=690&end=1007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2828290-f73933852683231d3730dca0676c2c5d/thumbnail_690000.jpg","/articles/6097340/Clallam-County/Washington/Fair-board-prioritizes-new-arena-light-pole-explores-funding-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6097340-dd9815375215976d97d40628c0ebe085/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206184&Signature=Ae370bW6iQoI-FcXPUtR-Eeqm6-p6f8SiiDecGB-pgTnBPrOJcIGn9butEVhox0~38RWEKlvLmYUqJhDdzz5o5VXcqsDO27sAySDDjKH85NHoXzLMlCtlrUMfwCG4A6MLeEtiL-YOoTUNq-DkqIUXOn8xgGB7azR6VkRwcrX-akBzzToqbddc5B83ujrT2rM6ZAfjyEy2qJ3-cgYS4F0w32V3kGEjnmfpivpPnewwpRtb8ktK2I89-xz230hLFt~G5uq4n0q58gkmzMkY-qLCmE4fkwN-385iP7HGAr2XK6wa5fNrBXge3afIYi7A8GivCOkgQ8BEzeeaJRj99Fszw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clallam County Fair Board members told the March 12, 2025, meeting that a permanent light pole is needed at the arena entrance near the flagpole to reduce shadows and improve safety for animals and volunteers.

Fair board member, Fair board member, said the pole is “a necessity for safety” and cited broken fingers and thumbs during after-dark events last year. The board asked staff to identify funding sources and timelines.

The board discussed temporary and permanent options. Fair board member noted the county is receiving an additional light tower through Health and Human Services emergency resiliency funding and said that could provide partial relief for other areas, but county facilities staff, as referenced by name in the transcript, said a permanently mounted pole — roughly 30 to 35 feet — would provide a higher, downcast fixture that creates fewer shadows than 20–23-foot mobile light towers.

Fair board member described operational constraints for portable towers: the engine noise on towable towers can spook livestock and horses at the chute. “The light pole gives us greater height than what the light towers,” the transcript reports Joe Marceau as saying (as referenced), explaining the difference in lighting pattern and height.

The board did not adopt a formal funding action at the meeting. Members agreed to consult the county administrator and facilities staff to identify appropriate funding sources and to report back with a financing plan. One board member said she expects at least the primary pole to be installed this year, pending a funding source and administrator approval.

Ending: Board members asked fair manager and facilities staff to follow up and return with cost estimates and recommended funding sources for the next meeting.","Fair board members said a permanent light pole near the flagpole is needed for safety after previous injuries; county staff and fair officials will explore funding, including an emergency resiliency light tower already allocated.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6097343,"Rodeo association asks county to redesign sponsorship payments after tax problem",320,364000,684000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2828290-f73933852683231d3730dca0676c2c5d&start=364&end=684","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2828290-f73933852683231d3730dca0676c2c5d/thumbnail_364000.jpg","/articles/6097343/Clallam-County/Washington/Rodeo-association-asks-county-to-redesign-sponsorship-payments-after-tax-problem","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6097343-5c632df00422d980b63d015a498a11c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206184&Signature=S5HFb39ILFqCMM8gDpzSCnaFHyKK-qPnCbyeb5VtLwIstJbKcleMT10a3~gqjH6CV5vNiru3IiGLNw3T~ZuALzsz9IUGeaLAp7-4LmtzNXWmhJWP2rNolryR2dP5ycfYtxWRGGJyzGgvYRFXLY~uwfM8njXS-~4H7pAMWt-bnfDQFjv1G8NDfQvQ7c~3S5Hwj6jM1GNx~PeuGZXdr06ukJ7sfAgVMVOIykHUh~tx1RYNu5VzlK5LUpY6eptF7M8o9iMFUu8ooTnK0NuiIoHP9TmSG95kJ~jlS84A~Ec7PRIS~ovclnQEgPUYVGHIwlm65y04RYdq-NKMwfK43Vmr8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olympic Peninsula Rodeo Association told the Clallam County Fair Board on March 12, 2025, that it will not accept sponsorship money routed through Clallam County again after the funds were treated as taxable income when they hit the nonprofit's account.

The issue arose after sponsorship payments for last year’s rodeo were deposited into the rodeo association’s account, producing a tax liability for the nonprofit. Rodeo committee representative, Rodeo committee member, said, “we will not be taking that money again this year,” citing the tax consequences.

Why this matters: the arrangement affected payments for purse money, judges and timers. The association said the county previously wrote a single check to the association to cover those expenses, which simplified distribution but created the tax problem when the funds were posted to the association’s account.

At the meeting, Rodeo committee representative described the association’s decision as a board-level response: the association will not accept sponsorship dollars funneled through its nonprofit account if doing so creates taxable income. The representative asked Clallam County finance staff and the association to meet and design an approach that avoids tax exposure for the nonprofit while allowing the rodeo’s vendors — judges, timers and prize purses — to be paid.

The meeting record shows the board and rodeo representatives agreed to pursue an offline meeting that would include county finance staff. Rodeo committee member said the goal is to “dot all our i’s and cross all our t’s to make sure there is nothing even close to the appearance of impropriety.”

The transcript references Joe Marceau as the county staff member who commented on technical details related to payment and facilities during other agenda items; the rodeo group said they expect county finance and the rodeo secretary to work together on a solution before the next fair-board meeting on April 7.

No formal county action was recorded at the meeting on this topic; the parties agreed to negotiate a payment structure outside the public meeting and return with options.

Ending: Board members scheduled the topic for follow-up discussion at their April meeting and asked the rodeo association and county finance staff to propose options beforehand.","The Olympic Peninsula Rodeo Association told the Clallam County Fair Board it will not accept sponsorship funds routed through the county after the money was treated as taxable income; county and association agreed to meet to design a non-detrimental payment process.","actionData","errors"]

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