To Our Faire Family and Supporters,

As our movement gains strength and visibility, it’s time we share more about how the People’s Faire Council is structured—and how it stands in stark contrast to the secrecy and retaliation we’ve seen from the current administration.

We are building something better: a council rooted in transparency, accountability, and shared power. One where you—the vendors, merchants, workers, and performers—have a real say in leadership, oversight, and decisions that affect your livelihoods.

🌑 What’s Broken — and How We’re Fixing It

The current administration has filed their required 990 tax forms—but that is the bare minimum required by law. They have not held public board meetings, published meeting minutes, or disclosed how decisions are made. There is no accessible record of who votes on what, how contracts are awarded, or how community concerns are addressed.

Under Washington nonprofit law (RCW 24.03A), members of a nonprofit have the right to request access to governance records, including board meeting minutes, director lists, and bylaws. But those rights only matter if the organization honors them.

This leadership has kept its inner workings behind closed doors. We’re here to end that.

🛡️ Oversight Roles That Answer to the People

To prevent the kind of unchecked power and retaliation we’ve seen before, we’ve created two key roles that serve as independent oversight—not under the board, but answerable directly to the public:

Shana Casey, our Public Relations Representative, has courageously stepped forward as the public face of this movement. Her dedication to transparency, worker protection, and community care led to her wrongful termination by Dave and Tracy. She now speaks directly on your behalf to ensure your voices are heard.

Our Compliance & Ethics Officer remains anonymous to safely continue monitoring misconduct and gathering internal documentation. They ensure laws are followed, ethical standards upheld, and whistleblowers protected. You can reach them via Facebook under the name Will Blow—they are also the author of these letters.

These roles exist outside of board control for a reason: to ensure fairness, protect those who speak up, and serve as true checks on leadership power.

📜 How Accountability Works

Unlike the current system, where retaliation is the norm and there are no performance standards, we’ve built a multi-step, community-led process to oversee Ethics and PR roles:

• The Council must first vote by majority to initiate a review for removal.
• Performance-based evidence must be presented to the public.
• The person in question has a right to respond publicly.
• A final decision is made by community vote.

Additionally, the public will determine salaries and performance expectations for these roles through transparent review and voting. These individuals are here to serve you, not to protect power. This structure ensures the board can’t remove them for telling the truth. 

🏛️ A New Framework of Bylaws—For and By the People

We are currently drafting a full set of bylaws and governance policies, which we will share publicly. These will:

• Establish fair voting rights for vendors, performers, and workers;
• Define how board members are elected, reviewed, and removed;
• Enforce public access to meeting minutes, financials, and decision records;
• Prohibit one-person control, ensure term limits, and prevent nepotism or financial conflicts of interest.

These bylaws are legally valid under Washington nonprofit law (RCW 24.03A), which allows member-based nonprofit structures with built-in community voting rights and director accountability—if the bylaws explicitly allow for it. Ours will.

✊ This Is Your Faire—Not Theirs

We are creating secure and private channels for you to engage directly with the Council, ask questions, join working groups, and help shape the future. This isn’t just about removing corrupt leaders—it’s about replacing the system that let them thrive in the first place.

The People’s Faire Council is not just an idea. It is a real, legal, and strategic framework designed to protect the community, restore fairness, and put decision-making back where it belongs: in your hands.

With courage and conviction,

The People’s Faire Council

Compliance & Ethics Officer