All functions of County Government, and the public's expectations that county government works, depend greatly on the actions and authority of Ohio's Boards of County Commissioners. Every elected official - the sheriff, judges, prosecuting attorney, treasurer, auditor, clerk of courts, engineer, coroner and recorder - rely on County Commissioners for funding. This knowledge allows the Commissioner
s to allocate federal and state funds, and local tax revenue to these other offices using careful budget oversight. Ohio's Boards of County Commissioners were created by the state legislator and may only perform functions authorized by state law. Yet, as this picture of modern-day county government reveals, the responsibility of County Commissioners to make government work locally has grown larger than ever before.
