About the Board of County Commissioners

Elected from three separate districts, the Norton County Board of County Commissioners is the policy-making body for all county governmental functions. The chairman and chair pro-tem are appointed yearly by the commission members.

Responsibilities

The County Commissioners set policy for the county and are vested by Kansas state statute with the following legislative and administrative powers and duties:

• Supervision of county property
• Organization of townships following statutory procedures
• Control of the financial affairs of the county
• Approval of the annual budget
• Levying of county taxes
• Designation of depositories for the county treasurer
• Construction and maintenance of roads and bridges
• Approval of land use and zoning policies
• Issuance of bonds
• Awarding of contracts
• Incorporation of cities
• Creation of special districts
• Setting of salaries of all county officials
• Appointing and directing county administrators / staff in departments not under another elected official
• Providing a jail, courthouse, office space, and supplies for county offices and departments 
• Appointment of members of various boards and commissions
• Serving as the local board of health

If you have a matter to discuss the the commission, you may contact Robert Wyatt, County Clerk at (785) 877-5710 and request to be placed on the agenda.

Meetings are the first three Mondays of each month and the last working day of each month, unless a Monday is a holiday, then the Commission meets on Tuesday.