Government, law, and public safety Government Haywood County is governed by an elected five-member board of commissioners. Each member is popularly-elected to serve a four-year term. The board is responsible for adopting the county budget, setting the local property tax rate, making zoning decisions, and hiring the county attorney and county manager. The county manager oversees county government administration.
Government, law, and public safety Government ,Haywood County is governed by an elected five-member board of commissioners. Each member is p,opularly-elected to serve a four-year term. The board is res?ponsible for adopting the county bud.get, setting the local property tax rate, making zoning decisions, and hiring the county attorney and county manager. The. county manager oversees county government administration.