The North Idaho Fair Board of Directors
Clyde Boatright ~ Dave Bobbitt, Vice-Chair ~ Dave Carpenter ~ Bob Dreyer, Chair ~ David Fair
Gerald Johnson ~ Karleen Meyer ~ Dave Nussear ~ Arlene Pischner, Secretary ~ Linda Rider
Kootenai County Board of Commissioners
Rick Currie, Chair ~ Rich Piazza ~ Todd Tondee
ABOUT THE FAIR BOARD
The North Idaho Fairboard is comprised of 11 people who bring a variety of skills, talents and career experiences together for one common purpose: The success and continuation of the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo and the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
The seven members and four alternates meet monthly on a regular basis to decide policy and make sound, knowledgeable decisions about the Fairgrounds and the business of the Fair. The board acts in an advisory capacity to the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners. Members and alternates are appointed by the County Commissioners and serve 4-year terms, without pay. Terms are renewable, at the will of the Commissioners.
The Fairboard is dedicated to preserving the rich agrarian history of the area, protecting the facilities and the family-friendly events that the community has come to love and appreciate, and exploring future uses of the grounds and buildings.
The Fairboard assists the general manager in setting the annual budget and making decisions on personnel, facility improvements, safety issues, building rentals and fair entertainment. A priority of the Board is to continually review and revise its Master Plan to ensure that the Fair and fairgrounds always reflect the educational and entertainment needs and interests of a vibrant, growing community.
Agenda for the next meeting of the North Idaho Fairboard
FAIRBOARD ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The North Idaho Fair Board is accepting applications for an alternate position on the Board. The Fair Board is comprised of seven members, plus four alternates. The alternates serve on committees, participate in discussion and perform other functions, but do not vote. The Board is a panel of volunteers who are appointed by the Kootenai County Commissioners and serve without pay. Anyone interested in the vacancy can download an application (link below) or mail a letter of interest to North Idaho Fair & Rodeo, PO Box 2437, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816; or fax it to 208/765-3168; or deliver it to the Fair Office at 4056 N. Government Way.
THE NORTH IDAHO FAIR FOUNDATION
2005 has a special significance in the history of the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo. In July, the Internal Revenue Service officially authorized the establishment of the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo Foundation, Inc., as a 501(c)(3) organization. That designation fulfilled a long-time dream of the Fair management and Fairboard to establish an avenue for financing some major fairgrounds improvements and programs that would not be possible through normal funding sources.
The Foundation enables Fair patrons to support the Fair’s programs and facilities through tax-deductible monetary gifts, annual pledges, or to remember the Fairgrounds in their estate planning. It also provides a means to solicit and receive grants from private foundations that may share the Foundation’s values.
The Foundation is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, all dedicated to preserving the Fair and the Fairgrounds in perpetuity, serving staggered three-year terms. The Foundation is separate from the Fairboard but both provide liaisons to each other’s meetings to keep the lines of communication and cooperation open.
The Foundation is working closely with the Fairboard’s Master Planning Committee to explore facility needs and funding sources that could advance the ways in which the Fairgrounds can serve the educational and entertainment needs of the community. The Foundation also conducts educational community outreach programs and presentations to further enlighten the community as to the economic value and benefit of the Fair and the Fairgrounds within the Kootenai County area and to preserve the culture and tradition of agribusiness in our heritage.
Donations can be mailed to the Fair Foundation at PO Box 2124, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816.
