2026-06-29-minutes-ec-study-session

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BYLAWS OF THE IR KITTITAS COUNTY FAIR BOARD 5.1.1 A full-time resident of Kittitas County is defined as a person who is domiciled in Kittitas County for more than 183 days in a calendar year. Their place of abode is in Kittitas County, Washington; they are not considered a resident in any other state. 5.2 Vacancy and/or Filling New Position: After all applications for a vacant or newly created position on the Fair Board have been reviewed, the Fair Board shall submit a recommendation to the County Commissioners for approval or denial of each applicant. 5.3 Term: Tenure of Fair Board members shall not be limited. To ensure continuity, Directors shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years in such a manner that the terms of one-third of the directors shall expire each year. 5.3.1 Upon completion of a term, members must receive approval from the County Commissioners in order to be reappointed. Members seeking reappointment will be considered prior to the January Fair Board meeting. Each year, the County Commissioners will review upcoming term expirations and requests for reappointment. Members will be notified of the reappointment decisions following consideration. 5.4 Annual County Commissioner Meeting: To maintain an effective and cooperative relationship with the County Commissioners, and to enhance communications, the president of the Fair Board shall meet semi-annually with the County Commissioners to report on Fair Board activities and progress during a scheduled Kittitas Valley Event Center Study Session. 5.5 Meetings and Voting 5.5.1 To ensure a continuous means of communication between Fair Board members, the public, and other interested parties, regular and special meetings shall be held by the Fair Board. The regular meeting dates of the Fair Board are as follows: first Thursday in the months of January, February, March, April, May, October, and November with no meetings held in the month of December; first and third Thursday of June and July; every Thursday during the month of August; and the third Thursday of September. All regular meetings will be held at 6:30 PM at the Kittitas Valley Event Center. The Fair Board may hold additional special meetings as needed after giving proper notice of such meetings. All meetings are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). 5.5.2 A majority of the Fair Board present shall constitute a quorum and the actions of this majority shall be binding on all members of the Fair Board. 5.5.3 The Fair Board prohibits proxy voting. ARTICLE VI — OFFICERS 6.1 The Fair Board shall, at the first regular meeting in January of each year, elect a President, Vice - President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Newly elected officers shall assume office at the time of their election.