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Bob Schaffer,
current US Senate Candidate and former US Congressman (R) |
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Ted Harvey,
Colorado State Senator and current US Congress Candidate (R) |
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Frank McNulty,
Colorado State House Representative (R) |
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Melanie Worley,
Douglas County Commissioner (R) |
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Jack Hilbert,
Douglas County Commissioner (R) |
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Role of the County Commissioner |
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| For most purposes, Douglas County acts through its Board of County Commissioners. The Board serves as the legislative, policy-making and administrative body governing the unincorporated areas of Douglas County. The three-member Board of County Commissioners works to represent the interests of the citizens of Douglas County at local, state,
and national levels. Commissioners are elected at large from one of
three geographic districts for four-year staggered terms. |
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| Boards of county commissioners serve as both administrative and policy-making bodies for their counties. All powers of the county, as a legal entity, are exercised by the Board of County Commissioners and not by its individual members. |
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| The board fills all vacancies in county offices other than those for county commissioner and for public trustee. Although counties were originally designed primarily to serve rural areas, county boundaries include both urban and rural areas. Consequently county government in Colorado is responsible for performing functions in all areas of the county, both urban and rural. |
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Under state statute, counties are responsible for law enforcement, which includes supporting the court
system and the district attorney office, as well as providing jail facilities through the sheriff.
Counties are responsible for providing the state’s social services, including administering and
carrying out virtually all programs overseen by the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Counties may provide health services, although their ability to do so depends on resources available.
Counties are responsible for road and bridge construction, maintenance, and repair. Finally, they control
land use in the unincorporated areas. Colorado State Statutes designate counties to function as a service
of the State and to serve as the legislative, policy-making, and administrative body governing the unincorporated areas. |
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| (Source: Colorado Counties, Inc. - CCI) |
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