FOI attorney: Commission should have given clearer notice fair manager firing

A Montana freedom of information attorney said the Hill County Commission should have been more

specific on Thursday's agenda about their decision to fire Great Northern Fair grounds manager Dave Brewer.

The decision to release Brewer because of the fairgrounds' financial problems was made during the "Employment

Review" portion of Thursday's meeting. The fair board is holding a special meeting Wednesday.

Attorney Mike Meloy of Montana's Freedom of Information Hotline Inc. said the matter should have been handled differently and a better attempt to allow public input should have been mad...