Atkinson County Commission Chair
Acts as the head of your county's governing board.
Full office description
- County Commission Chairs oversee the Board of County Commissioners, which create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- The County Commission Chair is specifically responsible for preparing the county budget, which must be passed by the rest of the County Commissioners. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commission Chairs have additional executive duties including coordinating with the office of the Mayor for your county, appointing Commissioners to committees, and representing your county at official functions.
- County Commission Chairs are elected to 4-year terms in county-wide elections.
How this impacts you
Policing — County Commissioners propose the county budget, which determines how much funding goes towards county law enforcement or alternative public services.
Quality of Roads — County Commissions are responsible for maintaining county infrastructure, including repairing, expanding, and improving county roads.
