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Butler County Junio r Fair Section
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Constitution

Article I – Title zations. New members shall be selected at the September
meeting.
The name of this organization shall be the Butler County Section IV
Junior Fair Board.
Prospective Jr. Fair Board members must be eligible to ex-
Article II – Purpose hibit at the Jr. Fair for two more years and be at least 14
years old by September 1st. They must also submit applica-
The purpose of this organization shall be to promote the tions to the Junior Fair Board by September 1 of that year.
interests of Butler County youth through their exhibits and Section V
activities at the Butler County Fair. Whenever possible, ac-
tivities of the junior exhibitors shall be coordinated for the Junior Fair Board members will serve a term of 2 years.
benefit of the total board. The members and officers of the
organization shall cooperate with the Junior Fair Board Ad- Section VI
visors and Senior Fair Board in carrying out the activities of
the Butler County Fair. One-half of the representatives in each department listed in
Article Ill, Section II will be selected each year. Any vacan-
Article III – Membership cies may also be filled.

Section VII
Section l
Membership on the Butler County Junior Fair Board shall Junior Fair Board members may choose superintendents to
consist of representatives of 4-H Clubs, FFA, Family Career assist with their duties at the fair.
and Community Leaders of America and other established
youth groups as the need arises. Youth organizations desir- Article IV - Organization and
ing membership on the Junior Fair Board shall submit an
application to the Junior Fair Board. This would be approved Meetings
by a 2/3 vote of the Junior Fair Board.
Section l
Section II
Representation shall be as follows: Total 45 Members The Junior Fair Board officers shall be elected at the No-
vember meeting as follows: President, Vice President, Sec-
4 Beef Department Members
retary, Community Service and Fundraiser. No members
2 Dairy Department Members can serve in the same office for more than two consecutive
years. President and Vice-President must have served on
4 Special Interest Department Members the Junior Fair Board for one year previously.
4 Goat Department Members Section II
4 FCS Department Members
Meetings of the Junior Fair Board may be called by the
2 Farm Bureau Youth President of the Junior Fair Board or the advisor. A mini-
2 Girl Scouts mum of 8 meetings shall be held. A 4-day notice shall be
given before a meeting is called, unless an extreme emer-
4 Horse Department Members gency exists.
5 Swine Department Members Section III
4 Small Animal Department Members
A vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled immediate-
4 Sheep Department Members ly, for the unexpired term, by appointment of the Junior Fair
Board. It shall be filled by a majority vote of the board mem-
2 Dog Department Members bers present at the next meeting after the vacancy occurs.
2 FCCLA Anyone who misses three Junior Fair Board meetings from
September 1 through July 31, (excused or unexcused) will
2 Boy Scouts be removed from the Junior
This representative will be open to review every year with Fair Board. Member’s position will be declared vacant upon
changes based only on
the third absence. The Junior Fair Board shall have the right
Total enrollment of the participating organizations.
to fill said vacancy until the next Junior Fair Board election
A) Total Fair participation from within the various organiza- for that vacancy.
tions
Section IV
B) Numbers and types of departments within the Junior
Fair. The officers of the Junior Fair Board will constitute the Exec-
Section Ill
utive Committee. Should immediate action on issues need
Junior Fair Board members will be selected by a selection to be handled, the Executive Committee, along with the Jun-
committee consisting of no more than 2 representatives ior Fair Board in charge of that department ,may take action
from each department. Farm Bureau Youth and Girl Scouts to address the issue
representatives will be selected by their respective organi-