Our by-laws or other regulations require certain public notices to be posted. You will find those notices on this page.
1/8/2019: The Board of Directors ratified new (revised) by-laws at the January 8, 2019 Board Meeting. Our by-laws include our Articles of Incorporation and rules and regulations for the fair and a framework of governance for how we operate.
Fair Association By-laws – ratified 2019-01-08
Undated and perpetual notices are below:
Organization: The Jessamine County Fair Association, Inc. is a Kentucky Non-profit corporation, registered with the Secretary of State in 1962 as a Kentucky non-profit membership organization. We are classified by the IRS as a Chapter 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit. As with all organizations like ours, you can look us up on the Kentucky Secretary of State website (https://www.sos.ky.gov) and the Internal Revenue Service website (https://www.irs.gov/).
Meetings: The Board of Directors meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Jessamine County Extension Office building at the fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. We do NOT meet in October. The July meeting is also cancelled if it conflicts with fair week. Our meetings are open to the public.
Fair location and address:
The fair is held on Fairground Way in Nicholasville, KY. Search that street name with your GPS. If you have any trouble, try searching for “Jessamine County Fairgrounds” or the adjacent “City/County Park” or “Jessamine County Animal Shelter”. The Cooperative Extension Office is within the fairgrounds as well. Note that we do NOT receive mail at the Fairground Way addresses. See below for mailing addresses.
Fairgrounds use and rental:
The Jessamine County Fairgrounds is owned by Jessamine County Government and leased to the Fair Association. Rental and use of the fairground facilities are coordinated by the Jessamine County Extension Office. You can reach the Extension Office at (859) 885-4811. It should not be assumed that events held at the fairgrounds are connected to or endorsed by the Fair Association.
Principal Office and Process agent:
Lindsey Conners, President
176 River Run Rd.
Lancaster, KY 40444
Phone: (859) 221-9732
Contact information for correspondence:
Christy Neff, Secretary
119 Herndon Ave.
Standford, KY 40484
Phone: (859) 533-2008
Contact information for financial/accounting matters:
John Berryman, Treasurer
1158 Chrisman Mill Rd.
Nicholasville, KY 40356-8289
Phone: (859) 333-9413