Commissioners' Duties
The following summarizes duties performed by the Board of County Commissioners:
ADMINISTRATIVE
Establish and execute policy
Hold title to all county property/buildings
County contracting authority
Appoints boards and commissions
Provides office space for all county offices
Personnel & employee benefit administration
County legislative authority
FISCAL
Allocates funds to county offices
Budget & monitor expenditures
Bond issue authority
Investments
Purchasing
Taxing authority
Development, Solid Waste, Infrastructure & Human Services
Airport
Annexation
Children services
Community Development Block Grants
County Justice Center
County Park District
Development regulations
Ditch hearings
Economic Development
Emergency Management
Juvenile Justice Center
Mental Health &Developmental Disabilities
Regional Planning
Senior Center
Solid Waste Management / Recycling Center
Water and sewer
Workforce Investment Act
Job & Family Services
Zoning