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Services Provided
County commissioners have
many administrative duties as overseers of the county, as well as
financial and legislative responsibilities. Here is a partial
list of these duties and responsibilities.
Administrative/Management
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Establish policies
and procedures for central administration and for county
departments to meet county goals.
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Coordinate activities
of the county board, central administration and county departments
with those of the independently elected officers, including auditor,
treasurer, recorder, attorney and sheriff. Many counties have
a variation of these offices.
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Manage the county
personnel system, manage conditions of
employment, approving a county benefit schedule, negotiating and
approving labor agreements, supervising appointed county department
heads, and the county affirmative action/equal opportunity plan.
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Adopt and oversee
the process for purchase of various equipment and supplies for use by the
county.
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Appoint county
representatives to other governmental entities, such as watershed
districts and library boards.
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Review the
effectiveness of county services and programs.
Taxation/Finance
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Authorize the
application for and/or receipt of funds from federal and state
governments and their use within the county budget.
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Adopt and participate
in the implementation of fiscal management policies for the county
in areas such as investment, reserve policy, short-term borrowing,
use of bonds and risk management/insurance.
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Monitor the
overall fiscal health of the county through regular reports of the
auditor, treasurer and finance departments.
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Approve the
payment of bills for expenses incurred by the county.
Legislative
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Adopt ordinances
as needed for the enforcement of county-wide actions.
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Ratify, modify or
deny the actions of commissions and boards which are advisory to
the county board.
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Pass resolutions
relating to county concerns.
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Approve county
participation in joint powers agreements with other governmental
units.
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Communicate
county actions and concerns to the general public through school
groups, business groups, civic organizations, the press and other
public forums.
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Participate in
both district and statewide meetings of the
Association of Indiana Counties
(AIC), including the annual meeting and the legislative conference.
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Attend
conferences, meetings, training and other education programs, as
approved by the board, which relate to county activities.
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Other duties and
responsibilities that may be enacted by the federal government,
state legislature and governor.
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