Pork Festival Threatening To Leave Preble County?

Commissioner David Wesler spoke the words “that there may never be another Pork Festival in this county again.”  Commission President Robert Stonecash replied: people have told me that they have had discussions with Darke County. "Anybody in Preble County that would make that threat to move something out of Preble County to another county is way out of line. They are not thinking of Preble County first. They are thinking of themselves"

On a day the commission agenda showed no meetings time was pretty much dominated by the ongoing Pork Festival – Agricultural Society issue. Tensions were further heightened with the reading into the record of a letter sent by the Pork Festival attorney to the Ag Society. In addition to the six points of concern listed in the letter was a threat to lock up the Expo building and not allow the Ag Society use until written requests are made with proper accompanying documents for future events. The letter included a suggestion that the “Society” remove dirt from the Expo Building before February 6, 2010.

The Ag Society has a tractor pull scheduled that is the latest round of contention over reasonable use of the $750,000 building that had a $90,000 concrete floor put in before the last Pork Fest.

As a possible sign of frustration over the continuing dispute County Commissioner Bob Stonecash even raised the possibility of selling the fairgrounds. The County Commissioners hold title to the property for the people of Preble County. Katie Worthington was called into chambers for discussion on what legal power the commissioners have over the Fairgrounds.

At least some Pork Festival leaders have concerns over planned use of the Expo Building for upcoming tractor pulls. The problems appear to go back much further with the current round having started over the condition of the Expo Building prior to the 2009 Pork Fest.

The Preble County Commissioners also voiced concerns over the management of the Preble County Fairgrounds. Among concerns noted was oil from tractor pulls being drained onto the ground at the property, running faucets, outdoor lighting left on for lack of replacement of photo cells, doors off of hinges, locks on buildings that did not work, vents at the Expo building and the general lack of even paint for appearance. Discussion of hiring an event manager to handle the bookings for the property and dealings with both the Ag Society and the Pork Fest was also a topic.

Among other issues apparent is the prospect that not all of either the Pork Fest Board members or the Ag Society members may be fully aware of not only the issues faced or the conduct of others on their own respective committees.

Referenced from the Ohio Revised Code were the following:

ORC 1711-15

ORC 1711.31

Also referenced and provided here was the Lease Agreement signed February 23, 2005, between The Preble County Pork Festival Inc. and The Preble County Agricultural Society and The Preble County Board of County Commissioners. The eight page lease agreement is available in .pdf here:   LEASE AGREEMENT

This was a two hour meeting and a good bit more attempt at transcribing what was said has been made for easier access. As usual though I recommend listening to the audio if possible and even then it is best if done with headphones.

 

Preble County, Ohio

County Commissioners

February 3, 2010

Meeting audio and review

File 1

Opening

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V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION & APPROVAL OF

THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 1ST REGULAR

SESSION MEETING

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VII. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #104-10-143

RE: MORAL OBLIGATION – VARIOUS DEPTS.

B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #105-10-143

RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – VARIOUS DEPTS.

C. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #106-10-143

RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS – VARIOUS DEPTS.

D. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #107-10-143

RE: AUTH. EXPEND – $12,410.18 FOR PURCHASE REBAR FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS –

ENGINEER

VIII. CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A LETTER TO THE PAYROLL

CLERK

RE: RATE AJUSTMENT FOR JOHN JONES – LANDFILL

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF

RE: CONTRACTUAL PAY RATE INCREASES FOR DEPUTY KEVIN CAPLINGER

C. NOTE RECEIPT OF A REPORT FROM MUNICIPAL COURT

RE: 2009 ANNUAL REPORT

IX. AGREEMENTS & CONTRACTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING AN AGREEMENT

RE: PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT W/ MAXIMUS – $6,800.00 –

COMMISSION

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING AN ADDENDUM

RE: PEST CONTROL SERVICE AGREEMENT W/ ALL PEST EXTERMINATING, INC. –

EXTEND FOR (1) YEAR – $360.00 – SHERIFF

X. TRAVEL REQUESTS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

A. RES. #108-10-143 – TRISHA STROZIER – JFS

B. RES. #109-10-143 – MICHELLE SHAFER & HEATHER MORTON – JUVENILE CT.

C. RES. #110-10-143 – SHERIFF SIMPSON – FOJ

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17.5 minute mark   Letter from Gray Bennett – Pork Festival Attorney – read into record by Commissioner Stonecash.

Preble County Commissoners…

Dear Sirs,

Preble County Pork Festival has directed me to send the hereto attached letter to the Preble County Agricultural Society. The Pork Festival Board of Directors feels that the actions and conduct of the Agricultural Society on the issue of motorized vehicle events in the Expo building puts the $750,000 building of the Pork Festival organization, the Preble County Commissioners and the citizens of Preble County at unjustifiable risk.  Further the moving of dirt is a clear unmistakable communication of the Agricultural Society’s attitude regarding the Pork Festival, the Commissioners and the citizens of Preble County. The Board of Directors of the Pork Festival has come to the conclusion that it is obligated to act.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Gray W. Bennett.

 

Letter to the Preble County Agricultural Society:

Dear Sirs,

On behalf of the Preble County Pork Festival, herein referred to as Pork Festival. This letter with serve the purpose of notifying the Preble County Agricultural Society, herein referred to as Society and its board of directors. That as things now stand the Pork Festival has grave concerns about the Society’s intended use of the Expo building. Motorized events more specifically – tractor pulls, truck pulls and the demolition derby scheduled for February and March 2010. In order to give the Society of some of the basis for the Pork Festival’s concerns, positions, please consider the following.

1.      To date the Pork Festival has not received a written request from the Society to use the Expo Building for these motorized events.

2.      To date, the Pork Festival has received no copies of resolutions minutes or contractual agreements evidencing the fact that either the Society’s Board of Directors of the Society’s Executive Committee has approved contracts between the Society and the various third parties involved.

3.      To date, the Society has received no copies of applications, permits or letters from the State Building Inspection Department, Fire Marshall or the Preble County Sheriff’s Department demonstrating approval from the departments of the events contemplated.

4.      To date Pork Festival has received no safety plan or safety procedures from the Society setting forth the planned measures, including dual protective barriers that the Society will take to protect both spectators and the Expo Building.

5.      To date Pork Festival has not received from the Society copies of insurance contracts from each contemplated event.  For which adequate insurance amounts have been purchased and on which the Pork Festival is a named insured.

6.      In short the motorized events as presently contemplated do not fall under reasonable and or customary use of the Expo Building. Nor do they comply with the law.

Folks there are only 17 days until your first pull set up is scheduled. At the meeting before the county commissioners you heard Shaun Murphy of Murphy Insurance express the opinion that an inherently dangerous event such as a tractor pull should have minimum $10,000,000 special event insurance. It is the understanding of the Pork Festival that as of February 1, 2010, the Society has zero dollar special event insurance on these events. Furthermore of concern to the Pork Festival is the approach the Society has taken in dealing with the Pork Festival on this subject. Specifically when asked by the county commissioners not to move dirt onto the $90,000 new concrete until January 27, 2010, commissioners meeting could occur. Less than a week after the request was made the Society thumbed its nose at the Preble County Pork Festival and the Commissioners by going ahead and moving the dirt with large ??? during the intervening weekend. This approach is best described as indifferent, as completely inappropriate with dealing with a $750,000 community asset and relations with government and community benefiting organizations. Consequently because of the points set forth above and others not included in this letter will put the Society on notice that on Saturday February 6, 2010 the Expo Building will be locked up by the Pork Festival and the Society will not be allowed to use the Expo Building until proper written requests are made with proper accompanying documents for future events. The Pork Festival suggests that the Society remove the dirt from the Expo Building before February 6, 2010.

With every good wish, I am very truly yours.

Gray W. Bennett.

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Discussion of above letter.

24.5 minute mark   Chris Day – What are we going to do?

Bob – I think we are extremely tired of these two groups not trying to come to the table for an agreement.

…Maybe we should take some steps..

26.5 minute mark   Chris Day – I am trying to find out where the Pork Festival feels they have the right to demand all this stuff. In reading through the lease agreement of 2005.

29.5 minute mark   Chris – "What them gives them the authority to lock the doors?"

30.5 minute mark    Bob – We got to get somebody's attention here.

David Wesler  – I think I can get these people's attention. …. I talked to a lot of people last night, yesterday.  It all comes back is it a reasonable use..  

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Discussion of above letter continues (Audio level adjustment)

30.6 minute mark     David Wesler  – I think I can get these people's attention. …. I talked to a lot of people last night, yesterday.  It all comes back is it a reasonable use..

31.6 minute mark    Dave – "Bob, our committee was exactly going to try and tackle this situation. That's where the Woolpert Study came into play. So we thought well let's back off and see what the Woolpert Study says. But in the mean time there has been no discussion on whether these tractor pulls could – should or will be held. It was just the Ag Society saying well we're going to do it. So, I guess where I am coming from, I've got to think back over the years of how the Pork Festival has helped the Fairgrounds and it has helped the county. I believe they have done a remarkable job. Back when the performance audit came out, instead of paying the Ag Society a certain amount each year, they said we're going to build this Expo building.  You can understand they put a lot of sweat equity into deciding and building that building down there. They thought, this will give the Ag Society more revenue to rent the building out of which very little has been done of which there is certain reasons why.  Because, I remember at the 11th hour down there, they had to put in wash racks just for the Fair, because they wanted wash racks that were close by the Expo building. Ahhm certain things like that might not have been thought out at the 11th hour very well. But the Expo building is.. you guys can recall walking through there this Pork Festival, how a lot of the vendors were really enthused about the concrete being down and were enthused that the dust wasn't getting on their different items that they were selling. I can also recall that there was also discussion about having a Christmas fair or crafts show down there. I guess is what I am trying to say and maybe even a couple through the year. Which would give additional revenue to the Ag Society or whoever? Then all this came about that the Pork Festival came in and part of their demand…request was that they wanted to be able to rent the Expo Center out. They thought they could do it better than the Ag Society and try to market it, but at that time we hadn't gotten into that discussion because I hate that it has to be two people that you have to call to rent the entire fairgrounds. I don't think that is good. Back at the time I had called a gentleman from Wayne County, Ohio, who somebody told me they rent out there fairgrounds up there and they have multiple building like we do. They said that place is hopping every weekend. The gentleman up there said "I've been here twenty four years, he I listened too… I do the best I can to bend over backwards for the vendors that want to come in here and do different projects and it's built up over the years. It takes time but he said I would give anything in this county if I had a Pork Festival that would help put in the dollars that our Pork Festival has. I know that I've got various documents here about the additional money that the Pork Festival has pumped in and I think its somewhere about $1.7 million. Between the Brewer Arena building, the Expo building and numerous other projects that they've done.  Not, let alone the additional land that they want to go out to the east and exit on Wayne Trace Rd, which nothings ever been done with that. So, there has been some discussion to bring that back up again. So, I guess what I am saying guys are like you said Bob "Are we going to make a statement here or not?"

I'm going to say that:

A.  The Ag Society isn't AHM… united in whether to have this event or not. There have been additional events that will offset a tractor pull. That being a Dog Show. I had a letter from that St Clair.Kennel that said they were moving out unless there was concrete. That will offset probably the dollars in revenue of the tractor pulls. The additional events at Christmas time with a craft show ahh stuff like that ahm and I will go back is it a reasonable use? I don't think the Pork Festival ever thought that, that building was ever going to be used for a tractor pull or a monster truck show.

36.5 minute mark   Chris – but they said in here that if it was feasible to get the dirt in and out that didn’t have a problem with the tractor pull.

37.5 minute mark   Dave – I believe the statement has been made that Pork Festival members..board members have been asked to resign, have nothing else left to do but resign from the Pork Festival Board and the potential that there may never be another Pork Festival in this county again, has been made. It all goes back to this tractor pull liability. The blatant disregard to your requests to moving dirt into the building. The past history of the building being dirty, of the improper use of the vents and proper maintenance of the door locks. It just has come to a head. It’s unfortunate but that where we are at now.

38.5 minute mark   Bob – people have told me that they have had discussions with Darke County. "Anybody in Preble County that would make that threat to move something out of Preble County to another county is way out of line. They are not thinking of Preble County first. They are thinking of themselves"

40.5 minute mark    Dave- there's been numerous events down there that have offset these tractor pull events. It comes back to reasonable use.

41 minute mark   Chris – they have had tractor pulls in there before.

41.5minute mark   Dave – they have the right or ability to walk away. Their serious.

42 minute mark   Chris – if that is the attitude that they have then they are doing this for all the wrong reasons. I still don't understand why the two organizations can't sit down there, there never going to sit down at the same table and get along.

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42.5 minute mark   Dave – Well that's correct and that how we came to the solution with the concrete. One board said yes, the other board said no and we made the decision. And it was going to be next Chris, its unfortunate that the board…we quit meeting, we didn't want to sort of step on the toes of Woolpert and their investigation of what's going on. But that was exactly going to be the next thing we talked about is the tractor pull. Is it worth it? Is it a reasonable use? Is you know what is the proper amount of insurance.. safety issues. That is what we were going to tackle next.

43 minute mark   Bob or Chris – Do you have a meeting set up?

Dave – I ahh, I called … Mike.. well first of all I just called – I was called down there last Friday to .. when Dana Brewer sp?? and Jim Akren sp?? came down there and they had a lot of questions. And they talked with Martin  sp??son. Ahhhm they talked a lot with the Pork Festival.  He described information basically and said I'll be back next Thursday to give you a report. And I think tomorrow, sometime 11:00 or 12:00 something like that they got a meeting at the city building.

43.5 minute mark   Bob – I called the city building and that's true.

Dave – ok.

Bob – to see if any permits had been applied for or anything.. just a few minutes and there hasn't.

44. 25 minute mark   Dave- so fast forward here then, I think on Tuesday – Monday or Tuesday. I called the members of the Pork Festival and asked if they could meet…  just the three people. Asked if they could meet this Thursday, tomorrow (February 4, 2010)  and I was told they had some conflicts and they couldn't and I said what about Friday or Saturday? Let me know. That's when one of the members said well what good is it going to do us what good is it? And so I think he had already turned up his hands at that point.

Bob – Is it appropriate for me to ask who that is?

Dave – That was Jesse Glander

Bob – if he looks at it that direction then he has to step out of the way and let somebody else do it.  You have to keep working until you reach a solution.

Chris – We have had these same discussions for a year since I have been here and it is obvious what you just said David. There has to be somebody running the facility…. that the two bodies report to or work with for their event. It sounds to me that you (David)  are the site manager right now. So at this point in time I think it's appropriate that you assume all duties for the site manager's position and will move forward.

 46.2 minute mark      Dave – Also keep in mind the Pork Festival's request a while back to take over renting that fairgrounds out or renting the Expo building out. So they can get additional revenue for the next phase of the building. Which was the restrooms of which everybody agreed. You have to understand that the Pork Festival is paying off their loan presently for the building. If they take on more bonds, they need some revenue to pay that off. And I don't disagree with it.  

For more on this issue, please listen to the audio. I am not the best at transcribing and it takes so darn long.

 48.5 minute mark    Chris – … At this point in time we have to figure out what we are going to do with the facility. Because the Ag Society… my understanding… by statute … their interpretation is that because they have a fair they are in charge of the site. Is that correct?

Dave – that the way I have seen it yes.

Chris – now I don't know, I think that's a very gray area. I think that could be interpreted for the two weeks of the fair. So at some point in time and obviously the Ag Society has not done a good job over the years of managing the site. You've listened to the maintenance issues. I mean – we all went down there and spent a couple days walking around times and let’s face it guys the facility… Granted there has been something’s happen over the last year that have improved it but why did it get to that point to start with? I mean how many lights did we see that were on because the photo cells weren’t working? How many doors did we see off the hinges? How many locks didn’t work on buildings?

Dave – water faucets running..

Chris – a little bit of paint on building would go a long way. I guess what I keep hearing is that we have to come up with some plan to manage the site. We have to take these two agencies out of it… site management.

Dave – this is exactly where I thought the Woolpert study may help us out. The problem is that it is not going to be out for six months and we've got the issue now that we've got to deal with.

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Bob –Well there is a lady that is paying for that, that has plainly stated that because of lack of leadership on this board of commission, that it's in the shape it's in right now. So,

Chris – you're exactly correct Bob and that is why I am saying that something has to happen.

Bob  I am going to propose right now that we see how much power we have in running the fairgrounds and controlling the fairgrounds (whisper in background) and we see if we could hire an events manager.

Chris  We got one

Bob  Who schedules all events including the Preble County Fair, when the Agricultural Society comes to us with a request for two weeks a year for them to have a fair. And the Pork Festival comes to this board and to take and prepare for two weeks a year for them to have a Pork Festival.  The rest of the year we see if there is.. if we can do it even and we probably can we own the ground, which mean probably everything on top the ground also comes with it. We see if we can hire an events manager to manage the fairgrounds 24 months a year.

Chris  laughter.. 24??

52.2 minute mark     Bob – well, I got your attention didn't I? Can we do that? Is Miss Worthington available to consult with us on it?

Connie – would you like me to call her?

54 minute mark    Bob – mentions Kathy  House (Executive Director)

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54.6 minute mark    Dave I agree with you, but before it was not united. I mean it was another commissioner telling the Ag Society not to sign it.

Why is the Pork Festival concerned now about the tractor pull?

56 minute mark    Katie Worthington comes into room and mentions a meeting that night.

57 minute mark    Katie – we have already leased out that ground. 50 weeks to the Ag Society and the other two weeks to the Pork Festival. – 2005 agreement

59 minute mark    Katie – do we have an agreement or did we just appoint them?

Chris are they there for the year or the fair?

Bob is that binding?

1 hr. minute mark   Katie – I would have to look at the statute but I am sure that if we wanted to change that up we could. So that they would just have control over it during the Fair period. That just two week period.

1 hr. 1 minute mark   Chris – (with regard to Pork Fest letter) there is nothing in any of the agreements that I've seen that they have any right to ask for this information.

1 hr. 2 minute mark    discussion of Expo building having been used for last 4 -5 years for tractor pulls and the only difference now being the addition of a concrete floor.

1 hr. 3 minute mark   Bob – reads ORC 1711-15 statute regarding Ag Society and minimum 20 year lease on fairgrounds.

1 hr. 4 minute mark   Discussion of who is to blame for current situation.

1 hr. 6 minute mark   Katie to check on what type of power the commissioners have on what goes on at fairgrounds

1 hr. 6.5 minute mark   how good is the lease?

1 hr. 7 minute mark   mention of termination clause  (  3.2  ) in lease.  Katie – thinks current lease may have been written to aid Pork Fest with building financing.

Everyone seemed happy in 2004.

1 hr. 9 minute mark   Connie – thinks once Katie researches the code it will give you a better picture.  

1 hr. 9.5 minute mark    Bob – "We have a choice, we can put the place up for sale."

Katie – hey, it is a large piece of property that has access to water and sewer. I mean it is a great piece of land actually.

1 hr. 10 minute mark  Chris – feels the Ag society has control for the two week period of the Fair. "Other than that we've got control of the grounds."

1 hr. 11minute mark   question on ability to lock the doors.

1 hr. 12 minute mark  Prospect of one party calling Sheriff if building is locked.

1 hr. 13 minute mark    Connie  mentions old lawsuit from back in 2002 and    ORC 1711.31

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1 hr. 14.5 minute mark     Pat Taylor in room, member of Senior Fair Board. "In the four months I've been active there just seems to be something that seems to go back over the decades. I don't know where it started but I do know where it needs to stop and it is now. I think, I would admit as would most of our members that we have some problem people on our board and vice versa for the Pork Festival. Unfortunately some of those people have been involved in previous negotiations and in all honesty that was like sending a gunslinger to a tea party. You know, we people that are open minded, who understand the agreement in 2003 and 2005, who understand.. you know what your position is. You know our attorney has an opinion that is totally different than Gray's, so you know it’s just like we're 180 out and there is no need for this. It's just the most ridiculous thing I've ever dealt with. I know tonight at the meeting I am planning on saying that if you're not here for the good of the Fair and the good of the Pork Festival… get out. Because you’re wasting too much time, we're wasting too much time and the county people are the ones who are suffering so. People want us to play well together and unfortunately they have not played well together. But, I still think a group of people committed to getting all this buried and getting a new agreement that we would all agree on that is fair to both parties. I think that is what needs to be done and it needs to be done apparently by the 6th of February. Which is according to this thing Saturday. Like, I said, my opinion, we through a stone at them with moving the dirt. There throwing a stone back with this at us and we just got to quit throwing stones."

1 hr. 16.5 minute mark     Bob we're in total agreement

1 hr. 17 minute mark     Pat Taylor – I don't understand why there is a problem, it is beyond me.

meeting tonight

1 hr. 18.25 minute mark     Charlie Biggs  I think if.. I don't know how to say this. If you guys make the decision one way or another, you’re making a decision for the best of the county and that is what this is all about as far as I am concerned.

1 hr. 20.25 minute mark     Pat Taylor "The Pork Festival has given over $2 million to the fairgrounds. So they have a vested interest and I think if we go to the letter of law and say you only have that building for two weeks out of a year .. personally I think that if I was on the board I would look for other places that I can legally spend our money. I know they can do scholarships and other things. I don't want to see them say alright we are not going to give anymore fairground improvements; we're not going to help the fair. We got to get agreement that not everybody is happy with but that is something that is something that everybody can live with.

Bob – I think we all agree with that.

1 hr. 21.5 minute mark    Discussion of tractor pull not being approved by entire fairboard.

Pat Taylor –  I was told, Charlie's never seen the contract, I've never seen the contract, that it was a three year contract. In three years the entire board can turn over down there. In one year can be replaced and they could have been three "yes" votes for the tractor pull and now they're replaced by three "no" votes. So you know my comment is that we are not allowed to enter into multiple year contracts because we can't obligate people who follow us to someday something they may not want to do and that is one mistake. But again it’s just been the constant little digs that now its snow balled. It was the cleaning out of the Expo building that wasn’t done and then it just snow balled from there.

1 hr. 23.5 minute mark     Charlie – It’s not our tractor pull, it's a rental.

CONCERN OVER OIL DRAINING ONTO GROUND AND BEER CANS EVERYWHERE AFTER PREVIOUS TRACTOR PULLS.

1 hr. 27 minute mark     Talk of hiring an Event manager.

1 hr. 29.5 minute mark     Katie (has cold) is to check into issues

1 hr. 30  minute mark     Pat Taylor –  It was mentioned to me that the Pork Festival may be looking at the original deed from when they bought the ground. They may not be referring to the deed that was created when they transferred to you. That's what I was told by our legal counsel that they may be getting some of their misinterpretation.

Katie – the property is deed to the commissioners

1 hr. 31 minute mark     Pat Taylor – Well I was always told by fairboard members that – it's our building on our land and I assumed that to be correct. But I found that it is your building on your land and I'm told now that there lease is only for that two weeks prior to and so I haven't seen any of those.

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1 hr. 36 minute mark    Connie  on sending the Ag Society a bill for the fairgrounds landfill assessment (has been done in the past more as a FYI but never been paid) bill is for $1,637.14  .  All the other people that are on our property pay the solid waste assessment.

Bob – send them a bill and we expect payment.

1 hr. 38.4 minute mark   Bob – I want to get it on record that this board of commissioners loaned them $50,000.. when I am not sure…. I doubt most members on the board the Agricultural Society are aware of that. Do to the fact to say the least difficult at this time. I guess I for one that at some point hey begin to pay on that. (Electric bill)

Chris – they owe it. .. goes back to poor management.

1 hr. 40.5 minute mark   Dave on management audit and pay back plan.

Connie – they get the tower rental that is now about $793 a month

1 hr. 43 minute mark   discussion of money that commissioners could keep and not forward to Ag Society.

1 hr. 45 minute mark   Bob I'll go back to one of my statements that you guys disagree with and laugh at me with..

Dave – 24 months in a year?

Bob  – you woke up didn't you? The money that we take in from the farm ground and these tower rentals and stuff going into a earmarked account for things like economic development. Over the years it would accumulate is all I am saying. We would have a little money.

1 hr. 47 minute mark   Dave – I believe that a good majority of the Ag Society disagrees that we should have that tractor pull.

1 hr. 48 minute mark   Connie –  Deb brought it to my attention that we need to update our website we need to update our website. Under economic development…

1 hr. 51 minute mark   Discussion of two fairboard members not being aware of what was going on.

1 hr. 52 minute mark   Kleingers update to be put on the county website. Economic Development page   

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1 hr. 54 minute mark    Bob  – Advertise buildings for sale in county on county website.

1 hr. 56 minute mark   Amend two resolutions that had the same number.

1 hr. 57.5 minute mark   Issue of GIS employee being listed as "our" employee. He is Mindy's employee.

2 hr.  1.5  minute mark   Letter from  ACHEIVE mentioned

2 hr. 3 minute mark    Well drilling taking place at Goose Creek

2 hr. 4 minute mark    Picture taken

Adjourn.