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Commissioners discuss fairgrounds volunteer background checks, rentals and repairs; no final vote
Summary
Commissioners and staff clarified a previously adopted resolution on background checks for fairgrounds volunteers and superintendents, discussed accepting WSU checks, debated a Rotary proposal for a sound system trade worth about $50,000, and reviewed multiple maintenance and contract issues at the fairgrounds.
Commissioners and staff used a regular meeting segment to review the county’s fairgrounds operations, focusing on volunteer background checks, rental contracts, a Rotary Club proposal to upgrade a sound system, and multiple maintenance issues.
Background checks: The county earlier adopted a resolution requiring background checks for fair-related volunteers in some roles. At the meeting, commissioners and staff said the intent had been to require checks for people in roles involving frequent contact with youth — for example, superintendents and Fair Advisory Committee (FAC) members — not for every occasional volunteer. Commissioners discussed clarifying the resolution so the county will accept background checks done by outside entities (for example, Washington State University for 4‑H leaders) if those checks are “equal to or…
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