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2026 Board of County Commissioners
Shanel Y. Robinson, Director (upper left) • Sara Sooy (upper right)
Elizabeth Graner (lower left) • (photo, l-r) Paul Drake, Deputy Director, and Melonie Marano
How to contact the Somerset County Commissioners' Office
Somerset County Board of County Commissioners
Somerset County Administration Building
20 Grove Street
P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
Telephone: (908) 231-7030
Fax: (908) 231-8754
Email: CountyCommissioners@somersetcountynj.gov
The Role of County Government: "What is a County Commissioner?"
Somerset County is governed and managed by a Board of County Commissioners. The board consists of five members with one or two elected each year from the County at large to serve three-year terms.
County Commissioners elect from among themselves a Director who conducts their meetings. The other Somerset County Commissioners each chair a standing committee reflecting the structure of county government: Human Services; Engineering and Planning, Finance and Administrative Services; Public Works; and Public Health & Safety. The Commissioner Director and County Administrator are ex-officio members of each committee.
The position of County Commissioner is considered part-time, although due to the complexity of county government today, an increasing amount of time is spent by these elected officials on County business.
The County Commissioners employ a full-time County Administrator who manages the day-to-day operations of County government. The Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners oversees the work of their offices. Department heads are appointed in accordance with statute and by resolution of the board. Somerset County currently has 1,061 full-time employees and 119 part-time employees in 46 divisions.
Among the many essential services provided by Somerset County government are higher education, road and bridge maintenance, curbside recycling, parks and recreation, employment training, social services, recording of deeds and wills, public health services, and much more.
Commissioner Meeting:
Commissioner Assignments/Liaisons
News from the Board of County Commissioners
Somerset County Boards of County Commissioners: 1922-2022
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