Polk County Government
County Executive
Physical Address:
6239 Highway 411
Benton, TN 37307
Mailing Address:
PO Box 128
Benton, TN 37307
Phone:
(423) 338-4527
(fax) (423) 338-4558
Contact Robby M Hatcher by email:
PolkCoExec@outlook.com
A lifelong citizen of Polk County,.
The office of County Executive is a constitutional office with a variety of specific duties including:
- The care and custody of county properties not designated to other elected officials
- The power to appoint department heads, subject to the confirmation of the county commission
- Presiding as the chief fiscal officer of the county with the primary duties to focus on financial management
- May examine the accounts of all county officers
- Oversees accounting functions such as bank accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivables
- Oversees the payroll functions of certain county employees
- May call special meetings of the county commission
Although the exact role varies depending upon the particular county's adoption of optional general laws, county charters or private acts, the County Executive generally has a strong role in the budgetary process and often presents the consolidated budget for each fiscal year to the county budget committee or county legislative body. He is a nonvoting ex-officio member of the county commission and all of its committees and may be elected chairman of the county legislative body, which is a post that the county executive is not required to seek or accept.