Do All County Governments Include a County Administrator?

The overwhelming majority of county administrators are county board appointed, with a small number appointed by elected county executives. Northeastern counties are most likely to appoint an administrator, with almost three quarters employing an administrator.

What does a county government include?

County governments can adopt the commission system, the council-administrator system, and the council-elected executive system of government to carry out their functions, which usually include the work of the sheriff, the county clerk, the assessor, the treasurer, the coroner, and the engineer.

Who is the administrator of a county?

In local government in the United States, a county administrator or county manager is a person appointed to be the administrative manager of a county, in a council–manager form of county government.