Washington County Commission:
Commissioners' Authority

The Washington County Commissioners are granted authority under Title 30-A of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated (M.R.S.A), which reads as follows:

Title 30-A MRSA sec. 102:

The county commissioners have final authority over the operation of all county offices by elected or appointed county officials, except in circumstances for which a County Personnel Board has been established under subchapter VII, article 2 with the powers and duties set forth in that article and in section 501. The county commissioners must act as a board and not on an individual basis in exercising this authority.