DUTIES

The voters in York County elect five Commissioners to four year terms to oversee the operation of County Government. Each Commissioner serves a separate district within the county. Commissioners , as the counties' chief elected officials, are ultimately responsible for the fiscal operations and policy decisions affecting county government.Other duties include municipal tax abatement appeals,eminent domain hearings and negotiating 4 labor union contracts.The commissioners also serve on boards, such as The Maine County Commissioners association,Southern Maine Regional Planning board and the Local Workforce Investment Board.