Counties have many elected officers, each with some executive authority. There is no chief executive officer as such, the president of the board of commissioners being the closest to filling that title. The officials playing the most important roles in the county finances are the commissioners, auditor, treasurer and prosecuting attorney. County Commission County commissioners are elected for four-year terms. Two are elected the year of the presidential election and one the year of the gubernatorial election.
County commissioners are the general administrative body for the county government.
They can perform those duties that 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. They hold and adjudicate hearings on such matters as county zoning and county drainage petitions. The major powers of the county commission may be found in ORC 307.