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Bonner County commissioners direct HR to clarify fairgrounds staff supervision, limit fair board role to fair event
Summary
At a Dec. 4 special meeting, Bonner County commissioners concluded state law allows them to retain responsibility for county fairgrounds and directed HR to revise job descriptions to make clear that fairgrounds employees report to the Board of County Commissioners; the board voted to notify the fair board of the intent and pursue a formal framework.
Bonner County commissioners on Dec. 4 agreed the county — not the volunteer fair board — is the owner of the fairgrounds and directed human resources to revise job descriptions so fairgrounds staff clearly report to the Board of County Commissioners.
Director Holmgren, Bonner County’s human resources director, told commissioners the current arrangements have created confusion. “County fairgrounds personnel are county employees, not fair board employees,” Holmgren said, and told the board that some county workers had reported frustration and uncertainty about who supervised their work. Holmgren cited Idaho Code §31-807 and Title 22 provisions as the statutory backdrop for the discussion and recommended an operating framework that keeps county employees under BOCC supervision while allowing the fair board to coordinate on the annual fair.
The prosecutor’s office reinforced that position. “The fairgrounds are…
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