Fair Board Public Forum scheduled for Jan. 30

The purpose is to determine Present and Future Fair and Non Fair Beef & Dairy Cattle Exhibition Building Needs. It will be for Moderated, Time Limited Public Comment. Forum Guidelines:

The Forum will be recorded by the Fairboard for future reference/review.

No questions will be permitted. The Fairboard is seeking public comment only. There will be an individual moderating the Public Comment Forum. There will be an individual timing the Public Comment Forum.

The speaking order for each session will be determined as follows:

Everyone will receive a numbered ticket upon arrival. The duplicate to that ticket will be placed in a container. During the Opening Statement-Explanation of Guidelines for each session, the timer will randomly draw ticket numbers to fill the speaking time allotted for each session and assign each drawn ticket a speaking order. If your number is drawn, you can either speak or decline.

The moderator will inform the individual requesting public comment when to begin. The individual will be given 3 minutes to speak. The moderator will inform the individual speaking when 1.5 minutes have elapsed. The moderator will inform the individual speaking when 2.5 minutes have elapsed. When 3 minutes have elapsed, the individual speaking must immediately leave the speaking area.

If an individual speaking does not use the entire 3 minutes, the leftover time cannot be given to another individual to use in addition to their 3 minutes.

No heckling, talking out of turn or disrespectfulness will be tolerated. Violators will be escorted out of the building. The decision of the Fairboard regarding these matters will be final.

A suggestion box will be available for those not comfortable speaking in front of an audience. Suggestions not including the full legal name of the individual making the submission will be discarded.

AGENDA

5:00PM Welcome-Opening Statement-Explanation of Guidelines

5:05PM Junior Fair Members only moderated, time limited public comment begins

6:05PM Junior Fair Members only moderated, time limited public comment ends

6:05 to 6:30PM BREAK

6:30PM Welcome-Opening Statement-Explanation of Guidelines

6:35PM General Public moderated, time limited public comment begins

8:35PM General Public moderated, time limited public comment ends