What are the responsibilities of the Commissioners Court?
• The five-member El Paso County Commissioners Court governs El Paso County. Commissioners Court consists of the elected County Judge and four elected precinct Commissioners. The County Judge serves as the presiding officer of Commissioners Court and the spokesperson and ceremonial head of El Paso County government. • Despite its name, Commissioners Court is not a judicial court. Rather, its responsibilities are executive and administrative. The Courts major duties include • • – Setting the tax rate and adopting the County budget; • – Establishing voting precincts, appointing precinct judges, and calling County bond elections; • – Building and maintaining County roads and bridges; • – Approving speed and stop zones in unincorporated areas; • – Building, maintaining, and improving County facilities, including jails; • – Approving plats for residential development in unincorporated areas; • – Letting contracts and authorizing payment of all County bills; • – Appointing certain county off
