Dunn County Fair Board updates vendor fees, reports $13,000 in donated bands and discusses county treasury support

The Dunn County Fair Board reported updated vendor and band contract terms and a plan to transition some financial duties to county staff.

A Fair Board representative said indoor vendor fees were adjusted upward by $50 across the board and that food-vendor billing will shift from a 12% cut of sales after $3,000 to a flat fee (reported in the meeting packet as $606.50 when contracted before July 1). "Those two fully funded band donations total $13,000 that won't hit our operating budget for the fair," the representative said.

The fair board also approved accepting donated performers (including a Thursday-night act) and said it had removed the tractor pull from the program while negotiations continue with the Raceway about sprint car or similar events. The packet included an audit-response letter from the Fair Board president addressing items from a prior audit.

Committee members and fair representatives discussed cash-handling and a move toward cashless or card-based payments for fair vendors. Facilities staff said the county has card readers used in the treasurer's office and that a self-contained fair payment system could be implemented so proceeds are transferred electronically to the fair, reducing on-site cash handling. The county agreed to provide interim treasurer support for fair accounting tasks; the arrangement was described as roughly 150 hours of county staff time to bridge the gap while the fair explores long-term staffing.

Provenance: report begins at 29:13 and discussion continues through ~34:00.