(1) Act as the chief administrative officer for the operation and maintenance of the fair and fairgrounds;

(2) Each year submit to the director of the division parks and recreation a proposed budget for the operation of the fair and fairgrounds for the following budget cycle;

(3) Initiate, direct and administer fair and fairgrounds related activities;

(4) Improve, operate and maintain the fairgrounds real estate together with the appurtenances and improvements thereon and all other property useful in connection therewith;

(5) Select and employ such properly qualified employees as the manager may deem desirable and necessary;

(6) Adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations deemed necessary in the operation of the fair and the fairgrounds, PROVIDED that the manager shall give the advisory board an opportunity to comment on proposed rules and regulations that directly relate to the fair. (Added by § 14 of Res. adopted July 29, 1968; Amended by Res. adopted Oct. 26, 1971; Amended by Ord. 82-001, Feb. 5, 1982; Amended by Ord. 89-029 § 18, May 17, 1989; Amended by Amended Ord. 23-067, Aug. 30, 2023, Eff date Sept. 9, 2023).