Clerk wants another audit of fair

The county fair could be in for another audit, and people connected to the organization are not happy.

The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners considered a proposal Tuesday, put forward by County Clerk Jim Brannon, calling for a forensic audit of the North Idaho State Fair’s finances.

In the commissioners’ small boardroom, a standing room only crowd of roughly 30 fair employees, volunteers and supporters turned out for the open session. Considering the forthcoming North Idaho State Fair is Aug. 24-28 and the fact Brannon wasn’t present to voice his reasoning for calling for another review of the fair’s books, the commissioners opted to push talk of a potential audit to a later date.

But not before hearing from some who attended the meeting.

“Brannon has looked at our books. We’ve talked to him, we’ve interviewed with him. There’s no need to continue this harassment for a while,” said Fair Board Chairman Gerald Johnson/ Ryan Collingwood , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .