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Fairgrounds reopen pens under veterinary guidance; commissioners flag fair board term discrepancy
Summary
Fairgrounds director said pens and arenas have reopened under veterinary guidance after a windstorm; commissioners flagged a discrepancy between state statute (five-year terms) and local fair board bylaws (three-year terms) and discussed staggering terms to return to statute.
Kimber Solberg, the county’s fairgrounds director, told commissioners that the fairgrounds have reopened pens and arenas under guidance from Dr. Sarah Schreiber of Moxie Schreiber Veterinary, though some pens remain closed to maintain spacing. She said recent windstorm damage knocked a recently installed gate off its hinges and crews are repairing it.
During the fairgrounds update an unidentified commissioner noted that state statute appears to require five-year terms for fair board members but that local bylaws were changed in 2015 to three-year terms. The commissioner proposed staggering terms (3, 4, 5 years) for newly appointed members to return the board to statutory compliance without having all terms expire simultaneously. Solberg acknowledged learning of the discrepancy "about the same time" and expressed openness to adjustments.
No statute citation or final board action to change bylaws was recorded in the transcript; commissioners discussed the matter during candidate interviews and signaled intent to consider term staggering to restore alignment with state statute.
