CLARKSBURG — The Harrison County Commission consists of three commissioners elected to six-year terms. They are responsible for all county affairs, such as maintaining the Courthouse, Correctional Center, Law Enforcement Agency, County Garage, Bureau of Emergency Services, Office of Emergency Management, 4-H Center, Senior Citizens Center Building and County Parks.
Yearly, usually in February, the County Commission reviews and equalizes the assessment of the county as returned by the assessor. This is an opportunity for citizens to have corrected any errors in their property evaluations to make the valuation comply with the law.
The commission meets at 10 a.m. each Wednesday in the commission hearing room on the third floor of the Harrison County Courthouse.
Duties of the County Commission:
— Custody of all deeds and other papers presented for record.
— Jurisdiction in matters of Probate and approve settlement of accounts.
— Lay the levies and prepare and disburse the budget each fiscal year.
— Invest monies at the highest interest rate returned.
— Oversee elections and serve as the Board of Canvassers.
— Responsible for Annexations and Minor Boundary Adjustments of Municipalities and the Abandonment of roadways and alleys.
— They may create Public Service Districts.
The Commission of Harrison and Marion County jointly supervise and control the Harrison-Marion Regional Airport.
The County Commission appoints board members to the following organizations:
— All — Harrison County Building Commission
— 3 — Regional Health Advisory Council
— All — Local Emergency Response Committee
— All — Harrison County Planning Commission
— All — Harrison County Parks & Recreation Commission
— All — Harrison County Development Authority
— One-half of the members of the Central WV Transit Authority
— 2 — Clarksburg-Harrison Library Board
— All — Public Service Districts
— 2 — Central W.Va. Community Action
— One-half of the members of the Harrison-Marion Regional Airport Authority
— 1 — Animal Control Board
— 1 — Harrison-Clarksburg Board of Health
— 2 — Civil Service Commission for Deputies
— 2 — Civil Service Commission of Correctional Officers
— All — Harrison County Housing Authority
— All — Harrison County Emergency Service Authority
— 1 — Harrison County Senior Citizens Board
The County Commission provides grants to Public Service Districts as well as aid to: Senior Citizens Center, Parks & Recreation, Emergency Squad, Emergency Medical Service Authority, Harrison-Marion Regional Airport, Harrison County Development Authority, Harrison County Health Department, Harrison County Planning Commission, Volunteer Fire Departments, two rural landfills, community parks, Region VI Planning & Development Council, Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, Summit Center for Human Development.
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