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Valley County workshop clarifies fairboard budget timing, levy uses and infrastructure responsibilities
Summary
At a Valley County commissioners workshop, county officials and fair board members reviewed statutory budget deadlines, discussed how levy dollars may be used for event costs versus infrastructure, and identified outstanding purchases and a master‑planning timeline for the fairgrounds.
Valley County commissioners and members of the Valley County Fair Board met in a workshop to review the fair and rodeo finances and to clarify roles, allowable uses of levy funds and timing for the FY2026 budget submission. County staff said the fair board must file budget information early in the year so the county can set levy rates.
County staff read a provision of state/county law requiring the fair board to prepare an annual budget in February and certify the amount to be raised by the county for fair purposes. The staff member said the purpose of the statutory timeline is to ensure the board (the Board of County Commissioners) can determine levy adjustments in time for the fiscal year.
The conversation centered on three practical questions: how much cash the fair board holds, how much the county levies for fair purposes, and what levy dollars may be spent on. Fair…
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