BOCC meaning in Regional ?

A county commission (or a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials collectively charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States; such commissions usually comprising three to five members. In some counties within Georgia, however, a sole commissioner holds the authority of the commission.

In parts of the United States, alternative terms such as County Board of Supervisors or County Council may be used in lieu of, but generally synonymous to, a County Commission. However, in some jurisdictions there may be distinct differences between a County Commission and other similarly-titled bodies. For example, a County Council may differ from a County Commission by containing more members or by having a Council-Manager form of government. In Indiana, counties have both a County Commission and a County Council, with the County Commission having administrative authority and the County Council being responsible for fiscal matters.

Each commission acts as the executive of the local government, levying local taxes, administering county governmental services such as correctional institutions, courts, public health oversight, property registration, building code enforcement, and public works (e.g. road maintenance). The system has been supplanted in large part, as disparate sparsely-settled regions become urbanized and establish tighter local governmental control, usually in municipalities, though in many of the more rural states, the county commission retains more control, and even in some urbanized areas, may be responsible for significant government services.

Various counties nationwide have explored expanding from three members to five.