Commission

Departments Special Meetings	Roger D Tackett, President John Detrick David Hartley

	MEETINGS\| AGENDA (subject to changes)
	The three-member Board of County Commissioners (the Board), elected at large in even-numbered years for the four-year overlapping terms, is the legislative and executive body of the County. The general responsibilities of the Board are centered in the areas of financial management, management of most County facilities, and personnel administration. The Board is responsible for providing and managing the moneys used to support most County activities. In providing this financial management, the Board exercises its legislative powers in budgeting, appropriating moneys, levying taxes, issuing bonds and notes, and letting contracts for public works and services. The Board also has a myriad of other responsibilities including hearing and ruling on annexations, approving drainage improvements through the petition ditch process, establishing water and sewer districts and making improvements, and providing for solid waste disposal. Members of the Board must also be astute and have good business sense. Perhaps the most important attribute of a county commissioner is the ability to lead, to listen to the needs of the citizens and other elected officials, to compromise, and to develop a consensus on priority issues to improve the county. The Board conducts its business during informal public sessions held every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. with citizen comments heard at 9:45 a.m.. The formal public session is held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.. All sessions are conducted on the fifth floor of the County Offices/Municipal Courts Building, 50 East Columbia Street. Once a month, a night meeting is held at a location to be determined and posted at least 24 hours in advance in the Commission office. Work sessions on Thursdays are held only as necessary and announced at least 24 hours in advance per ORC. The County Administrator, is the Chief Administrative Officer of the County and serves at the pleasure of the Board. He lead the administration, enforcement and execution of the policies and resolutions of the Board. More specifically, the Administrator supervises and directs the activities of the divisions of the County government under the Board's jurisdiction; advises the Board on the financial condition of the County, and prepares and submits the County's fiscal year budgets to the Board; and performs many other duties assigned by the Board, pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 305.30 of the Ohio Revised Code. The Administrator also serves as Chief Executive for the purpose of executing all contracts authorized by the Board.