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H0449...................................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FAIR BOARDS - Amends existing law to provide that county fair board members
may file another form of financial responsibility suitable to the board of
county commissioners in lieu of a surety bond; and to provide that the fair
board shall meet in such times and places as the county fair board deems
necessary in compliance with the open meeting law.
01/27 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/28 Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
02/03 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/04 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/07 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman,
Trail(Miller), Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Callister, Gagner, Linford, Marley
Floor Sponsors - Jaquet, Ridinger
Title apvd - to Senate
02/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-0-6
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Riggs, Risch, Sandy,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler, Whitworth,
Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Crow, Danielson, Davis, Lee, Richardson, Sorensen
Floor Sponsor - Stennett
Title apvd - to House
02/25 To enrol
02/28 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/29 Pres signed
03/01 To Governor
03/03 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 17
Effective: 07/01/00
H0449
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 449
BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO COUNTY FAIR BOARDS; AMENDING SECTION 22-204, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
3 VIDE THAT COUNTY FAIR BOARD MEMBERS MAY FILE ANOTHER FORM OF FINANCIAL
4 RESPONSIBILITY SUITABLE TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN LIEU OF A
5 SURETY BOND AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FAIR BOARD SHALL MEET IN SUCH TIMES
6 AND PLACES AS THE COUNTY FAIR BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
7 OPEN MEETING LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 22-204, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 22-204. DUTIES OF COUNTY FAIR BOARD -- BONDS OF MEMBERS -- MEETINGS --
12 FURTHER DUTIES. The county fair board shall be charged with the care and cus-
13 tody of all property belonging to the county and used for fair purposes, and
14 shall be responsible for all moneys received by it, raised by tax levy or
15 levies for fair purposes as well as all receipts from the operation of the
16 fair and any other moneys received from other sources for fair purposes. Each
17 member of the county fair board shall file with the board of county commis-
18 sioners a bond or other form of financial responsibility suitable to the
19 county commissioners in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars
20 ($1,000) to be approved by the board of county commissioners. The county fair
21 board shall conduct all of its business at the place designated by the board
22 of county commissioners as the place for conducting the county fair, which
23 shall be the place of business of the county fair board. It shall meet at its
24 place of business on the first Monday of January each year, and thereafter bi-
25 monthly on the first Monday of the month, except as herein otherwise provided;
26 provided, that it shall meet on the first Monday after the creation of such
27 board under the provisions hereof such times and places as the county fair
28 board deems necessary in compliance with the open meeting law.
29 It shall safely keep or cause to be safely kept all moneys coming into its
30 care, custody or possession in strict compliance with the provisions of the
31 public depository law of this state. It shall formulate in writing and file in
32 its office all plans adopted by it from time to time in connection with the
33 conduct of the business of the county fair, and also file a copy of the same
34 with the board of county commissioners of the county. It shall keep or cause
35 to be kept proper records of its proceedings, business transactions, and true
36 and proper accounts of all moneys received by it and expended or on hand; and
37 it shall require proper vouchers evidencing all disbursements of money. The
38 records of the board shall be open to inspection by any taxpayer or voter
39 within the county during all regular office hours. The board shall publish in
40 at least one (1) issue of the official newspaper of the county a detailed
41 statement of all moneys received and expended in connection with the operation
42 of any fair or fairs, within ninety (90) days after the holding of any such
43 fair within the county.
2
1 It shall take charge of and manage all such property as the county may
2 have acquired or set aside for fair purposes pursuant to the provisions of
3 section 31-822, Idaho Code. It may recommend to the board of county commis-
4 sioners that such board purchase such real and personal property as may be
5 needed for fair purposes. It shall have power to employ labor, award prizes,
6 make exhibition contracts, fix and charge admission and entrance fees, let
7 contracts for concessions or services to be conducted at the fair or under the
8 direction of the county fair board, but if any concession or service is to
9 extend for a period of less than twelve (12) days in a calendar year, the con-
10 cession or service may be awarded without bid, and do all other things neces-
11 sary for holding county fairs. It shall fix the salaries of the secretary and
12 treasurer and prescribe the time and manner of payment. The county fair board
13 shall not have the power to create any indebtedness in excess of the amount to
14 be derived from the special levies for each year and the estimated income from
15 annual fair receipts, nor shall it mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber
16 any of the real or personal property owned by the county and used for fair
17 purposes.
18 SECTION 2. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after July
19 1, 2000.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09587
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Idaho Code, Section
22-204, The Duties of County Fair Boards, to include the following
revisions:
First, to provide the County Fair Board members with the ability to
file another form of financial assurance suitable to the County
Commissioners in lieu of a bond.
Second, to provide that the Fair Board shall meet at such times and
places as the County Fair Board deems necessary in compliance with
the Open Meeting Law; and providing a flexibility in selecting a
meeting date to Board Members, schedules.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact:
Name: Representative Wendy Jaquet
Phone: (208) 332-1133
Representative Tim Ridinger
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 449