The Corporation Counsel's Office acts as legal counsel to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, and to 31 county departments, divisions, boards, and commissions.
The County Executive is a non-partisan position elected by county residents and is responsible for most administrative and management functions of the county government.
The principal function of the Land Information Office is to interpret legal descriptions on recorded documents and make the necessary changes to the real estate assessment roll for assessment and taxation purposes.