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Board of Commissioners

The governing body of McLean County is the Board of Commissioners, created by state statute, county commissions may be made up of a three or five member board. The McLean County Board is a three person commission. Members are elected at-large to allow all voters of the county to cast ballots for the commission members, though they represent specific districts. Districts are nearly equal in population determined by census figures. Commission members are elected for staggered four year terms. The First and Third District members stand for election in the same year while the Second District member is elected in the off year.

Commission Meetings - Agenda & Minutes.

The current McLean County Board of Commissioners includes:

Chairperson: Julie Hudson-Schenfisch, Washburn, ND,  represents the First District.  She was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. She is a member of  the  County Park Board,  County Weed Board,  County Planning & Zoning Commission, Juvenile Coalition and Elmer Jesme Conference of Counties;  and is a Coal Conversion Counties Director. Her home address is 2159 Par Drive, Washburn, ND 58577. Her government address is P.O. Box 1108, Washburn, ND 58577. Her phone number is 701-462-8451. Her e-mail address is jhs@westriv.com

 

Vice-Chairperson:  Ronald Krebsbach, Garrison, ND, represents the Second District. Krebsbach was first elected in 1988 and has been re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000  and 2004. He is a member of the County Park Board, County Weed Board, First District Health Unit Board of Directors,  Elmer Jesme Conference of Counties, ND County Commissioners Association Legislative Committee; currently serves as North Dakota Association of Counties Director; North Dakota County Commissioners Association President; and serves as a representative in the North Dakota Oil and Gas Producing Counties Association. His home address is PO Box 1103, Garrison, ND 58540. His government address is P.O. Box 1108, Washburn, ND 58577. His e-mail address is rrk@restel.net . 
Member: Steve Lee , a farmer/rancher in the Turtle Lake/Mercer area, represents the Third District. Lee was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006.  He is a member of the  County Park Board,  County Weed Board, County Social Services Board, McLean-Mercer Regional Library Board, Elmer Jesme Conference of Counties, Lewis & Clark Regional Development Council and Dakota Prairie Regional Development Council.   His government address is P.O. Box 1108, Washburn, ND 58577. He can be reached by phone at 701-448-9114 or by email at leeranch@westriv.com

Duties of The Board of Commissioners:

Oversees the financial affairs of the county

Reviews all accounts and authorizes payments

Procures civil actions in the name of the county

Buys and sells property for the county

Has charge of road construction and maintenance

Establishes voting precincts

Reviews property assessments and levies county taxes

Approves county budget 

Appoints county officials and board members.

When the board reviews property assessments, it serves as the County Board of Equalization. It appoints two citizens to sit with it and becomes the county park board. It also appoints:

Social Service Board

Planning and Zoning Commission

Coroner

Weed Board

County Agent

Director of Disaster Emergency Services

E-911 Director

Director of Tax Equalization

Land Use Administrator

Veterans Service Officer

Highway Superintendent

Regional Library Board members

District Health Unit Board members

This page was last updated on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 09:03 AM.

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