The people of the county chose the name Shelby because many of them were from Kentucky and admired General Shelby a great deal. The county seat was moved to Sidney in early 1820 as a permanent location on a 70 acre piece of land donated by Charles Starrett. How it works County Commissioners are the general administrative body for the county government and perform duties which are specifically authorized by the state legislature. They are the county's taxing, budgeting, appropriating, and purchasing authority. The commissioners also hold title to county property.
Individual commissioners have no power to act independently.
Commissioners' responsibilities include hearing and ruling on annexations, approving drainage improvements through the ditch petition process, establishing water and sewer district rates, as well as making improvements, and providing for solid waste disposal. The most important attribute of a County Commissioner is the ability to lead, to listen to the needs of the citizens and other elected officials, to compromise, and to develop a consensus on priority issues to improve the county.