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Bonner County officials agree to use county prosecutor memo as starting point while exploring MOU to formalize Fair Board relationship
Summary
At a March 23 special meeting, the Bonner County Board of County Commissioners and Fair Board agreed to use a three‑page memorandum from county counsel as the working legal foundation and discussed drafting a memorandum of understanding (MOU) modeled on Kootenai County to clarify roles without binding future boards.
The Bonner County Board of County Commissioners and the Bonner County Fair Board met March 23 to review recent legal opinions clarifying the duties and authorities of each body and to discuss whether those rulings can be made durable going forward.
Chair (speaker 1) opened the meeting by saying the groups had asked for and received “two rounds of legal opinions,” including a three‑page summary from county counsel Robert Abel that would serve as a practical starting point for day‑to‑day operations. Fair Board members expressed a desire to have that three‑page memo “set in stone” so the board could focus on running…
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