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Comm. Minutes--August 1, 1989 298 4. RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR, Acme Electric Buildin~ Jennifer Johnson-Seltzer, Red River Valley Fair Manager, appeared before the Board to request approval for a new building on the fairgrounds to be constructed by the Acme Electric Company. She stated that the building would be located north of the current Soil Conservation District building and used by Acme Electric during Big Iron, and it would be used by the Fair Association during the winter for storage and during fair week for display purposes. Mr. Shannon stated that at the last meeting, the Commission voted to send the insurance bill to Bonanzaville and the Fair Association for the contents of buildings; and he referred to past history where it appears that the County's concern for approving buildings at the Fairgrounds and at Bonanzaville is based on the cost of insurance. With two separate boards governing those two organizations, he questioned why this Commission is involved in second guessing them. MOTION, withdrawn Mr. Shannon moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to approve the building request for the Acme Display Building, and to require Bonanzaville and the Red River Valley Fair Association to pay the cost of insuring their own buildings with the thought that new buildings be incorporated into their ordinary work plans and discussions and be controlled by their own Boards. Mr. Wieland stated that the County has a separate agreement with Bonanzaville, which was in the process of being revised, and he feels it would be necessary to deal with Bonanzaville separately. AMENDED MOTION, withdrawn Hr. Shannon moved to amend the motion on the table to delete Bonanzaville from the motion but to add at the end of the motion that Commissioner Wieland will arrange for further discussion of the, intent of this motion so that it may also apply to Bonanzaville, with a report to the Commission at the first meeting in October. Mr. Wieland seconded the amended motion. Jennifer Johnson-Seltzer took issue with asking the Fair Association to pay the insurance on the buildings and stated that the County technically owns the buildings. Mr. Shannon asked if she showed them as an asset on the Fair Association records, and she indicated that she does. Mr. Shannon then asked the County Auditor if the buildings are shown as County assets. That was not known, and Mr. Shannon did not receive an answer to his next question of whether both organizations could carry the same property on their balance sheets. Mr. Wieland stated that the premium would not be a great amount but suggested discussing this further at budget time. Hotion was made by Mr. Shannon and seconded by Mr. Wieland to withdraw the motion and amendment. MOTION, passed Hr. Shannon moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the request for the Acme Electric building at the Fairgrounds, and that Commissioner Wieland study this matter and make a recommendation to the County Commission at the first meeting in October as to how Bonanzaville and the Fair Boards' insurance questions and related requests for building approvals should be handled by the County Commission in the future. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.