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Committee agrees to ask fair board to hold $26,000 for Franklin County for one year
Summary
Rather than immediately reallocating an unspent $26,000 appropriation originally earmarked for Franklin County fairs, the committee opted to send a letter asking the fair board to retain the money for one more year while the county seeks a permanent plan.
The committee considered whether to reallocate $26,000 that had been appropriated for Franklin County fairs but left unspent. Members debated whether reallocation would unfairly reduce other fairs' pots or whether leaving the funds held for Franklin County risked carving money out of the overall pool year after year.
Staff explained the appropriation mechanics: money is assigned to a departmental ID and older dollars are spent first; because the Franklin County allocation was not spent in the year it was earmarked, the committee's bookkeeping reflects it as available but effectively held for Franklin County. Several members said Franklin County has since made some capital expenditures and asked for one more year to develop a permanent site plan.
The committee did not move to reallocate the funds during markup. Instead members agreed to send a letter to the A‑Fair board explaining the committee's thinking and asking the board to retain the $26,000 for one year to allow Franklin County time to plan and to report back on progress.
