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Powell County Fairgrounds Management Board approves hourly pay for event coordinator
Summary
At a special April 13 meeting, the Powell County Fairgrounds Management Board approved paying the event coordinator an hourly wage of $12.50 (about 1,508 hours/year, ~$18,850) with a temporary $1,000 monthly allowance until the office trailer is occupied; motions to implement pay and continue training pay were approved.
The Powell County Fairgrounds Management Board on April 13 approved switching the event coordinator to an hourly pay model and authorized continued pay during a training period.
Emily Wood, a board member, distributed pay-option materials and said MACO and EBMS recommended hourly pay. The board agreed to a proposed rate of $12.50 per hour, calculated as 1,508 annual hours (about 29 hours per week, with a 30-hour weekly cap), producing an annualized figure of roughly $18,850. The board also approved a temporary $1,000 monthly allowance to the position until the office trailer is ready for occupancy.
Shannon Fouche moved to adopt the hourly pay arrangement; Dale Perkins seconded the motion, which the board approved. The board recorded a hire date for the position of April 2, 2026. Kelley Knight, identified in the meeting as the event coordinator, will continue providing on-the-job training through the pay period ending May 21; Emily Wood moved to continue paying Knight during that training period and Shannon Fouche seconded; the motion was approved.
Board members did not provide additional budgetary detail in the meeting materials beyond the hourly-rate calculation and the temporary monthly allowance. No public comment or external agency approvals were recorded in the minutes. The board discussed next steps for implementing payroll under the new structure and coordinating the temporary allowance with trailer occupancy timing.
