- Salaries, Compensation, and Benefits for Local Elected Officials
This page provides an overview of salaries and compensation for local elected officials in Washington State, including salary commissions, wages per diems, salary changes, and various benefits
- MRSC - Planning Commissions
This page provides an overview of planning commissions for cities, towns, and counties in Washington State, including relevant laws, responsibilities, qualifications, examples of rules of procedure, and more
- Roles and Responsibilities of Local Government Leaders - MRSC
County commissioners do not, however, play a direct role in hiring and supervising staff in other departments, such as the prosecuting attorney’s office or the auditor’s office Their role in that context is limited to eliminating and establishing employee positions in county departments, setting department budgets, and creating new
- MRSC - County Elected and Appointed Officials
The board of commissioners county council generally confirms appointments to county boards and commissions and appoints members of the boundary review board and planning commission in counties that have created these entities
- MRSC - Local Government Fire Protection Service Providers
This page lists municipal and fire protection district service providers in Washington State and shows their relationships within each county The page shows jurisdictions that have merged, annexed, operated jointly, or have made interlocal service arrangements The information on this page has been compiled from multiple sources including documents provided to MRSC by individual jurisdictions
- County Commissioner Guide
Commissioners also provide overall organizational leadership and are expected to create paths to better management The budget is also a management tool; it is the only mechanism for managing all the manifold activities of county government at once
- Rules of Procedure for Local Government Governing Bodies
This page provides an overview and examples of rules of procedure for Washington State local government governing bodies, such as councils, commissions, and boards
- Who’s the Boss? Separation of Powers in Local Government
For special purpose districts, the authorizing statutes for each type of district set forth the specific powers and duties of the districts through their legislative bodies, usually commissioners and directors Conclusion So, who’s the boss in local government? Well, it depends, and the roles may have some overlap
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