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Administrator Baird or Budget Manager Jason Brown. <br />Commissioner Adams asked if Mr Earman would be opposed to having the County's <br />internal auditors from Clerk of Circuit Court Jeffrey K. Barton's staff take a look at the <br />internal controls for cash flow and make sure they meet the County's standards. <br />Mr Earman did not have a problem with it, but wanted to refer that to Mr Turner. <br />Toby Turner, general manager of the Fair, asked if the staff would do everything so <br />it was not necessary to pay a CPA firm, and Commissioner Adams felt there was agreement <br />because the County just wanted to make sure there was accountability. <br />Mr Turner advised he assumed the general manager position in 1996. There are two <br />individuals who are compensated on the event and he displayed figures for the Board to see. <br />He advised that the budget for the Fair is $134,000 whether it opens or not; that was his cost <br />to run the event. Salaries are paid to him as the manager ($5,000) and the treasurer ($2,500). <br />There is a set aside for possible office assistance, but sometimes a bank will donate their <br />assistance. They have a contract electrician, pay for sanitation, contract labor for security and <br />standbys to cover firefighters' time at the station when they are required to work the <br />fairground. A donation is given to the people who assist in the parking lot for traffic control, <br />security and law enforcement, and incentives for contract labor such as shirts, hats, and <br />meals to compensate the volunteers. In the past, the report that is required by the State and <br />prepared by Becky Colton has also been provided to the County. He asked for questions. <br />County Attorney Bangel had a question about who takes the tickets or who runs the <br />admission process, and Mr Earman advised this was the next point he had wanted to address <br />after the audit issue was concluded. <br />Mr. Earman went on to say emphatically that they had no problem with someone <br />coming in to look at the operation, the books, or the records, it was all open for public <br />review. <br />February 13, 2001 <br />BKH]PGI62 <br />150 <br />