Benton County Board of Commissioners' Office

Benton County is one of nine Oregon counties with a home-rule charter. This provides greater control to our citizens. The voters decide what form they want their government to take. For example, the voters decide which county government positions are elected, such as the sheriff and commissioners.

According to the charter, Benton County must have three full-time elected commissioners to manage the legislative, executive and quasi-judicial responsibilities. Each commissioner is elected at-large to a four-year term. No individual commissioner has any more, or less, power than the others to act. Board action requires at least two of the commissioners to be in agreement.

Your 2010 Board of Commissioners

Annabelle Jaramillo Chair* Annabelle Jaramillo was re-elected to a third four-year term as County Commissioner on November 4, 2008. Previously, Jaramillo served as Governor John Kitzhaber's Citizens' Representative from 1995 - 2000. Read More … Linda Modrell Vice-Chair* Linda Modrell, first elected to serve as Benton County Commissioner in 1999, was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Read More … Jay Dixon Jay was re-elected Benton County Commissioner in November 2008. Before becoming a commissioner he was an elected member of the Corvallis 509J School Board. Read More …

* The Chair & Vice-Chair positions are elected annually.

Meetings of the Board of Commissioners

Board of Commissioners meetings are open to the public.  They are held once a week, on Tuesdays.  Meetings are held in the Plaza Meeting Room of the Benton Plaza located on the corner of Fourth and Monroe in downtown Corvallis.