Common use of Judges Clause in Contracts

Judges. a) EXTENSION has access to a State database of qualified judges. This list will be shared with Superintendents to aid in judge selection. Superintendents are responsible for selecting judges and submitting their information to EXTENSION for record-keeping and FAIR BOARD for payment. (See also Appendix A – Judges) b) Specific responsibilities are as follows: • EXTENSION will estimate how many judges are needed and make recommendations to the SUPERINTENDENTS. • FAIR BOARD will set a budget for paying judges and will report this amount to EXTENSION. • EXTENSION will gather recommendations on judges and consult State database. • Superintendents are responsible for selecting judges and submitting their information to FAIR BOARD who will contact them through a series of at least three contacts via telephone, mail and/or email. Superintendents will also notify EXTENSION of their judge selection prior to fair. • FAIR BOARD will provide EXTENSION with billing slips for pre-fair judges to complete. EXTENSION will then submit these to FAIR BOARD in a timely fashion. FAIR BOARD will then make payment to pre-fair judges within 60 days. • FAIR BOARD will submit payment to judges within 60 days of the event.