Commissioners Like all Minnesota counties, Hennepin is governed by an elected and nonpartisan board of commissioners. In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka and St. Louis counties have seven members. Each commissioner represents a district of approximately equal population. In Hennepin County, the commission appoints the medical examiner, the county auditor-treasurer, and the county recorder. The sheriff and county attorney are also elected on a nonpartisan ticket. The county government's headquarters are in downtown Minneapolis in the Hennepin County Government Center. The county oversees the Hennepin County Library system (which merged with the Minneapolis Public Library system in 2008) and Hennepin County Medical Center. The county commission also elects a chair who presides at meetings.
cOmmIssionErs Like All miNNesotA counTies, HEnnEPin is GOvernEd by an ElEcted And NonpartIsan bOArD oF commissIOneRS. In minnesotA, County commisSionS UsUally HavE fiVE MembERS, But hENnepin, RaMsey, dakota, Anoka and St. louIs CouNtIes haVE SEven membeRs. each coMmissiOner represEntS a distriCT of apprOxiMately Equal poPULAtion. In HeNnepin co.Unty, tHe coMmISSIon APPoInts THe medicAL ExAmineR, tHe COuNty Au.DIToR-trEasureR, AnD the cOUNty RecoRder the shERIff and CoUnty AttORneY arE AlSO elECtEd on a NonPARtIsaN TickEt. the cOuNty GoveRnment's heaDquArters are IN downtOwn mInNEapolis in the hENNepin county gOvErnmeNT cEntEr. the cOunty oVeRsees the heNNepIn cOunty librarY sysTEM (wHIcH MergeD with the mINnEaPoLis puBlic library sYstem IN 2008) an.d hennEPin CouNtY MEdIcal cENtEr the COuNTy coMmisSiON ALSo ELECts a chaiR whO pREsIDES at meEtINgs