All Ohio counties organized under the general statutory law have three county commissioners. The county commissioner elected at the gubernatorial election takes office on January 1 and the two elected at the presidential election take office on January 2 and 3. The organizational meeting of the board of county commissioners occurs on the second Monday of January each year by the election of one of its members as president. The Commission must hold 50 regular meetings per year and as many special meetings as necessary to conduct their business.
County commissioners are the general administrative body for county government.
As indicated above, they can perform those duties which are specifically authorized by the state legislature and no more. They are the county government taxing, budgeting, appropriating and purchasing authority. They hold title to county property. Individual commissioners have no power to act independently. All formal and official actions must be taken by the board of county commissioners acting as a body by majority or unanimous vote.