247.100 Definition -- Corporate powers of State Fair Board -- Minutes and
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records of meetings -- Legislative intent -- Transfer of records, files, and
documents to board.
(1)As used in this section, "solely for administrative purposes" means those
limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the State Fair Board to
be performed by the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. The State Fair Board
shall have sole discretion as to which functions shall be deemed necessary for
the efficient operation of the State Fair Board and the properties in its custody
and control.
(2)The State Fair Board shall be a body corporate with full corporate powers. The
General Assembly hereby recognizes and reaffirms that the operations of the
State Fair Board and the operation of its facilities are unique activities for state
government and that an independent corporate structure is best to enable the
State Fair Board to be managed in an entrepreneurial and business-like
manner. The State Fair Board shall be an independent, de jure municipal
corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which
shall be a public body corporate and politic. The State Fair Board shall be
deemed a public agency within the meaning of KRS 61.805 and 61.870. The
State Fair Board shall be attached to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
solely for administrative purposes.
(3)Full minutes and records shall be kept of all meetings of the board and all
official actions of the board shall be recorded therein, and such minutes and
records shall constitute public records and be available at all reasonable times
for public inspection.
(4)It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Fair Board shall be
accountable to the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the General
Assembly, and the people of the Commonwealth through a system of audits,
reports, and thorough financial disclosures.
(5)On March 29, 2021, any records, files, or documents associated with functions
previously performed by the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, but for which
it is no longer deemed responsible, shall be transferred to the State Fair Board.