Commissioners add veterans’ annual chili cook-off to county outreach events list

The court considered a request to add the Veterans Annual Chili Cook-Off to the county's list of authorized public outreach and educational events. Public information staff said past events such as Earth Day and Fire Prevention Week had modest costs and strong public turnout; Earth Day costs were listed at roughly $400 and fire-prevention outreach at low thousands.

Commissioners approved modifying the outreach/events policy to include the veterans' chili cook-off by voice vote. Staff said departments must still complete the usual event form and itemized cost estimate for each authorized event.