Who is a County Commissioner and What do they do?

Who is a County Commissioner and What do They Do?
As far as the position of the County Commissioner is concerned the responsibilities are fairly broad and can involve issues that affect the county from outside the borders. A County Commissioner is a unique position in terms of elected offices within the United States in that their position holds both legislative and executive powers. This doesn't mean they have authority over other elected officers, but it does give the office important powers for getting things done within the county.
We do our best to answer this question, as Chad Booth sits down with Stan Summers, Box Elder County Commissioner; Kent Peatross, Duchesne County Commissioner; Bret Millburn, Davis County Commissioner to find out more about the role that Commissioners play in our daily lives.
Ria Rossi Booth takes us on a walk with the Utah County Commission to find out what the, Try a Trail with a Commissioner program is all about.
You can find out dates of the next Try a Trail Event Here: www.utahvalley.com/events/deta....
Highlights:
1:09 - Every month or so the Utah County Commission gets out on the trails to: Try a Trail with a commissioner.
5:50 - Beginning of the Round table discussing the responsibilities of a County Commissioner
6:44 - What surprised you about your position as a County Commissioner?
7:40 - "it's a Part-time job 60 hours a week."
10:03 - What's the learning curve?
11:03 - Fixing problems or at least seeking solutions
16:37 - Relationship between the Counties and the State
18:04 - Many Counties struggle with similar issues across the state.
19:20 - The Government that is closest to the people
20:26 - What kind of time commitment is it?
22:50 - Business outside the County.
Beginning of Round Table Discussing in-depth the problems associated with the current management of wild horses.
10:18 - What are the populations of Wild Horses in Utah and the Western United States?
14:14 - What are the different options for management that are on the table?
15:02 - What happens if we do nothing?
18:50 - What happens if ranchers reduce their livestock numbers?
24:02 - What are the solutions?
26:29 - Is there a payoff?
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[@duhhead23]

Wow, 978 views in 2 years that's sad given the importance of this subject. I think this is great that Utah wants to better inform about county government. Looks like there's more work to be done on promoting awareness about county government functions.

[@ThecountyseatTv]

would love your ideas on how to accomplish this

[@duhhead23]

These are just a few learning objectives I've come up with on developing a small module on county government for students.
Objectives:
Identify how the county government’s laws are defined.
Locate laws governing county government.
Match general county offices with their appropriate functions.
Locate the county website.
Find the contact information and location of county offices.
Match possible scenarios to the county office that would be involved.
Predict and discuss other possible scenarios that would be handled by county government.
List elected positions existing in county government
Name the people currently holding these positions.
Practice searching for political county government campaign pages.
Identify the next election date.
Find a voter's registration form.
Locate the polling location given the student’s current home address.
Discover how to stay informed about public hearings.
Hypothesize ways student can positively influence the county government outcomes.
Create a plan of action to stay informed about county government.

[@ThecountyseatTv]

+Amanda Brighton We have other episodes in our library that focus on other county jobs. perhaps they would be of value to you our your objectives.

[@sjones6176]

You guys should have redone all of the videos on the County Commissioners, County attorneys, County sheriff's and the County auditors. Seeing how they're all up for reelection now and public interest on these topics is at a peak

[@ThecountyseatTv]

We might. Put together a playlist of those shows for the election cycle

[@txexmxiii2125]

DO YOU ZONE FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS !!

[@dolphinleary3777]

I applied for state commissioner information after I graduated in 2012 from MILWAUKEE CAREER COLLEGE in Wisconsin a basic mediumship intern gets me backing under a BIKE COURIER (DATA) so it's temp to hire insurance claims 🤢🤑😤✌

[@TheKickstart89]

What are your responsibilities to the taxpayers. Is there a book that shows the guidelines of a county commissioners I’ve had several of them tell me they’re gonna fix this and that oh then it in the budget.