Are the Commissioners the only decision makers in county government?
Because some other county officials are elected, county commissioners cannot directly control all county activies. Even though commissioners approve a budget for these offices, county commissioners have little say in how these offices operate. County Commissioners (as well as citizens) need to understand that their power is limited in this way. Other elective offices of county government include county attorney, county auditor, county treasurer, and county sheriff. Many counites have reduced the number of elected officials in their counties. Public school systems in Minnesota operate independently of county government and the county board does not excericise control over its local school district, school boards or school tax levies.
