Does the Board of Commissioners have jurisdiction over all government matters in all of Fayette County?
No! Government services are provided to the citizens of Fayette County by a complex network of city, county, State, and Federal agencies. It is usually not difficult to distinguish Federal Government services, and most of the time State services are fairly to easy to separate from county and city services. However, it is often not clear to our citizens whether local government (county or city) services are provided by one of Fayette’s five municipalities or by the county — and rightfully so. In many instances, the Board of Commissioners only has jurisdiction over matters concerning citizens and property located in the unincorporated portions of Fayette County. For example, the rezoning of property inside any one of the municipalities is handled solely by its Mayor and Council and the Board of Commissioners has no involvement in the process. Another example is that of annual operating budgets. The County Commission adopts an annual budget to fund county services but has no involvement
