Article I – Name

Section 1.
The name of the organization shall be the Hancock County Junior Fair Board and shall hereafter be known as the Junior Fair Board.

Article II – Purpose

Section 1.
The purpose of the Junior Fair Board shall be to encourage youth work in the county through year round activities and to promote participation at the Hancock County Fair.

Article III – Membership and Organization

Section 1.
The members shall be selected by submitting a completed Junior Fair Board Application form. Each applicant must be a member of a Hancock County Junior Fair organization. Acceptance and membership to the board is an agreement to complete the rules and responsibilities of the Junior Fair Board.

Section 2.
At the time of selection and during the term of office each Junior Fair Board member must be actively enrolled in one (1) or more: FFA, FCCLA, 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire USA, or Junior Achievement.

Section 3.
The member must be a Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior at the time of selection.

Section 4.
Members shall serve a twenty-four (24) month term beginning November 1. The board will consist of no more than forty (40) members and the number of new members selected each year will be enough to maintain the board. Approved Second-Term applicants will fill all vacancies first. Applicants not selected will be rated as Alternates and may be asked to fill a vacated position.

Section 5.
A Second Term member may reapply once they have completed a twenty-four (24) month term successfully. The Second Term member will serve (if selected) a twenty-four (24) month term beginning November 1. Applications must be picked up and submitted to the Jr. Fair Office by October 1. A three (3) person committee will evaluate Second-Term applications. This committee shall be appointed by the Jr. Fair Coordinator and shall include at least one person not associated with the Jr. Fair Office.

Section 6.
A formal application for membership from each applicant must be submitted to the Junior Fair Coordinator by October 1, with a possibility of interviews being held prior to the beginning of the term. A committee of the Junior Fair Coordinator, two (2) Junior Fair Board members, one (1) Senior Fair Board member and one (1) Extension member, will meet and either approve or disapprove the applicants. The formal application shall be signed by the applicant and a parent or guardian.

Section 7.
The Junior Fair Coordinator and the Junior Fair Board Selection Committee are to appoint applicants to be recommended to the Senior Fair Board Junior Fair Board Committee for approval and vacancies to be filled. The appointment shall be for the unexpired term and shall serve till the next annual selection.

Section 8.
All members should attend all meetings. Any member missing two (2) meetings unexcused by the Junior Fair Coordinator, shall have their name placed before the Junior Fair Board for a decision of removal from the board.

Section 9.
Meetings shall be governed by Roberts’ Rules of Order.

Article IV – Officers

Section 1.
Officers of the Junior Fair Board shall consist of President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, and Reporter. Any person nominated shall have served on the Junior Fair Board at least one (1) year, except those nominated to fill the position of assistant secretary. Officers shall be selected by Secret Ballot with the nominee dismissed from the voting. Only persons in attendance at the meeting may be elected to an office. The meeting for re-organization shall be held after the closing of the annual fair at the November meeting.

Article V – General Rules

Section 1.
Representatives of the Junior Fair Board may attend the Annual Ohio Fair Managers Convention as delegates from the Hancock County Junior Fair Board.

Section 2.
Management of the Junior Fair shall be the responsibility of the Junior Fair Coordinator, the Junior Fair Board, subject to the approval of the Senior Fair Board.