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Bookmark or Share- County Commissioner Roles and Responsibilities - MRSCOverview. The roles and duties of county commissioners are numerous and varied. Counties are complex organizations, operating literally dozens of distinct business functions, governed by 11 elected officials (or more, depending on the number of judges a county has) and overseen by a commission that acts as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government at various times.
- Who’s the Boss? Separation of Powers in Local GovernmentMayors, city managers, county executives, and other public executives implement these policies. In cities and towns, mayors or city managers essentially serve as chief executive officers (CEOs). For counties, some have elected county executives while others have boards of county commissioners (BOCCs) that not only set policies but also have ...
- MRSC - Roles and Responsibilities of Local Government LeadersIn addition, county commissioners also share power with other elected county officials such as the assessor, auditor, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, county clerk, and treasurer. (For more information, see our page on County Elected and Appointed Officials.) In comparison, there are only a handful of Washington cities that elect anyone other ...
- Ada County incumbents take all in races for commissioners, sheriffIt was the night of the incumbent in Ada County on Tuesday. In all three races for the county’s elected officials, familiar faces landed on top. BoiseDev compiled these results with 97.6% of ballots accounted for. Tom Dayley will get another four years as Ada County Commissioner. The 80-year-old incumbent beat opponent Devin Gutierrez with […]
- Salaries, Compensation, and Benefits for Local Elected OfficialsExamples of County Elected Official Salary Policies. Pacific County Ordinance No. 190 (2021) – Sets salaries for elected roles as a percentage of the superior court judges’ salaries established in RCW 43.03.012; county commissioner salaries will not be adjusted until after commissioners’ terms of office end.
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