Type of Government: 

A five-member Board of Supervisors, elected by district, on a partisan basis, for a four-year term governs the County. A Chairman of the Board is selected annually by the Supervisors. The Board appoints the County Administrator who is responsible for the overall management and administration of County operations. In addition to the Board of Supervisors, the Assessor, Attorney, Clerk of the Superior Court, Recorder, School Superintendent, Sheriff, Treasurer, five Constables, five Justices of the Peace, and six Superior Court Judges are all elected. The County Administrator, with confirmation by the Board of Supervisors, appoints the following Directors: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Community Services, Development Services, Economic Development, Elections, Financial Services, Health & Social Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal Defender, Library, Planning & Zoning, Public Defender, Public Works and Risk and Emergency Management.