Yakima County Commissioner, District 2
A member of your county's governing body
Full office description
- In 34 of Washington's 39 counties, the Board of County Commissioners is the county's legislative body.
- County commissioners vote on the budget and appropriation of funds for all county activities They vote on the building and maintaining of county roads
- County commissioners make and enforce civil and criminal resolutions and ordinances that comply with state law, including those for land use and building construction. County commissioners support and implement state and federal mandates, overseeing appointed county agencies and maintaining public buildings.
- County commissioners set tax rates for the county and its subordinate jurisdictions.
How this impacts you
Public Transportation — The county commission approves the county budget and allocates funds to public services and infrastructure within your county
Taxes — County commissioners influence local property tax and sales tax rates. This directly determines how much you pay in taxes.
