A months-long feud between State Fair board members came to a head Friday during the group s monthly meeting.
Board members voted to approve what was described as a conservative budget for 2021, but not before board Chairwoman Beth Smith of Lincoln and board member Jeremy Jensen argued about whether the budget process had been transparent enough.
Jensen, a former Grand Island mayor who was appointed in 2019 as the city s representative on the board, said he felt the proposed budget should have been discussed more extensively in a public session before being voted on.
Jensen contended that having the budget presented to board members in November and then discussed in private by the board s finance committee before Friday s vote was a process that was not transparent enough.
A months-long feud between State Fair board members came to a head Friday during the group s monthly meeting.
Board members voted to approve what was described as a conservative budget for 2021, but not before board Chairwoman Beth Smith of Lincoln and board member Jeremy Jensen argued about whether the budget process had been transparent enough.
Jensen, a former Grand Island mayor who was appointed in 2019 as the city s representative on the board, said he felt the proposed budget should have been discussed more extensively in a public session before being voted on.
Jensen contended that having the budget presented to board members in November and then discussed in private by the board s finance committee before Friday s vote was a process that was not transparent enough.