Faircracker SUMMER 2019
Dan West Inducted into the Florida Federation Hall of Fame
Attorney’s
Corner Lance Fuchs
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“AMOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED” In Chapter 616 of the Florida Statutes, which gov-
Dan West is currently the Manager of the Manatee
County Fair, a position he began in 2003. West grad- uated from University of Florida in 1993 with a de- gree in Agronomy and Agriculture Extension Educa- tion. A graduate of Palmetto High School, West re- turned as the Agriculture teacher in 1994 where he was awarded “Teacher of Year” and Palmetto Elks “Teacher of the Year,” both in 1999. In 2003, West was named Manager of the Manatee County Fair, the same year he was named Palmetto High School Citi- zen of the Year. West has served as a director of the Manatee County Farm Bureau since 1998 and on the Florida Farm Bureau Federation State Board since 2014. In 2005, West became a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Federation of Fairs and served as its President in 2012.
erns public fairs and expositions, there is a specific section which concerns the amount of indebtedness fair associations can incur. Specifically, Section 616.06 of the Florida Statutes provides: Any fair association may subject itself to indebted-
ness or liability in an aggregate sum not greater than the limit stated in its charter or any amendment there- to, without regard to the value of its property. Any fair association may also subject itself to specific bonded or mortgage indebtedness, in addition to and without regard to its general powers or limit as to in- debtedness or liability. Accordingly, when considering incurring an indebt-
edness, it is important to always refer to your associ- ation’s charter and any limits that may be placed on the association, except in bond financing or financing secured by a mortgage.
Stacey Wade New Manager of the
Lake County Fair Upon the retirement of Happy Norris at the
close of the 2019 Lake County Fair, Stacey Wade was selected as the new manager. No stranger to the Fair business Stacey has been involved in
the Central Florida Fair and the Osceola County Fair. She was elect- ed to the FFF Board of Directors in July of 2018. Stacey was fea- tured in the Fall 2018 edition of The Faircracker. You can read it at
floridafairs.org and click on News.
DAN WEST newest Hall of Fame member is joined by top row: Tom Umiker (2018), Happy Norris (2009), Rick Vymlatil (2003), Clark Converse (2016). Front: Doris Graska (2014), Dan West (2019), Martha Leverock (2008), Lisa Hinton (2010).
Fellow Fair Managers welcome Stacey. Rhonda Ward, CFE, Collier County Stacey Wade, CFE, Lake County Fran Crone, SW Florida & Lee County Fair
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