 The county commission also elects a chair who presides at meetings.Hennepin County's normal operations are coordinated by the County Administrator David Hough, Deputy County Administrator for Health and Human Services Jennifer DeCubellis, 
Assistant County Administrator for Operations Chester Cooper, Acting Assistant County Administrator for Public Works Chris Sagsveen, and Assistant County Administrator for Public Safety Mark Thompson.Under Administrator Hough's leadership, the number senior management positions in the county has grown by 40%.