Each commissioner is elected to a four-year term. The Commissioners oversee the county's employees, the budget, and the administration of county programs. The Board meets weekly on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. to transact the county's business.
All citizens are welcome to attend the meetings.
He is currently the chairman of the board. Commissioner Payne oversees budgetary and finance matters, the Hospital Authority, county buildings and grounds, parks and recreation, solid waste disposal, industrial development, transportation, and housing and redevelopment. Prior to his election as commissioner, he served as a Derry Township Supervisor for 10 years, a member of the Derry Township Sewer Authority for five years and a member of the Dauphin County Planning Commission. He is a member of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. Payne had worked for Hershey Chocolate USA since 1970.