Question

• in commission-only counties, the county commission has executive power to enforce the ordinances they pass and to manage local agencies and services.
• in commission and executive counties, voters elect someone to serve as a county executive. this executive enforces ordinances passed by the commission and manages local agencies and services.
• in commission and administrator counties, the commission hires someone to serve as an administrator. this administrator enforces ordinances passed by the commission and manages local agencies and services.

decide which county types match each of the following statements.

	commission-only	commission and executive	commission and administrator
the county commission directly manages local agencies and services.
voters elect an independent person to enforce ordinances.
voters usually elect members of the county commission.
the county commission chooses someone to enforce ordinances.

Explanation:

1. For "The county commission passes ordinances for local issues": All three county types state that ordinances are passed by the commission, with different roles handling enforcement/management.
2. For "The county commission directly manages local agencies and services": Only commission-only counties assign this power directly to the commission; the other two types delegate it to an executive or administrator.
3. For "Voters elect an independent person to enforce ordinances": This matches commission and executive counties, where voters elect a county executive for enforcement.
4. For "Voters usually elect members of the county commission": All three county structures rely on voter-elected commission members as the legislative body.
5. For "The county commission chooses someone to enforce ordinances": This matches commission and administrator counties, where the commission hires the administrator for enforcement.

Answer:

Statement	Commission-only	Commission and executive	Commission and administrator
The county commission directly manages local agencies and services.	✅	❌	❌
Voters elect an independent person to enforce ordinances.	❌	✅	❌
Voters usually elect members of the county commission.	✅	✅	✅
The county commission chooses someone to enforce ordinances.	❌	❌	✅