Board of Commissioners Board Functions

Functions of the County Board

• Take and have care of all real and personal property owned by the County.
• Manage County funds and businesses.
• Make all orders respecting property of the County, to keep buildings insured, and to sell public grounds and businesses.
• Lay out, alter or discontinue any road running through the County.
• Examine and settle all accounts against the County and accounts concerning receipt and expenditures.
• Vacate any city or village plats, not a part of an incorporated city or village, within the County.
• Expend money for care and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries.
• Create a planning commission and a comprehensive development plan for the County.
• Cooperate in the control and eradication of insects, pests and plant diseases.
• Levy and collect taxes for the County.
• Provide suitable courthouse, jail and other public buildings.
• Carry out all other duties imposed by law.