Editing Wake County, North Carolina (section)

==Law and government==
{{Further|List of Sheriffs of Wake County, North Carolina}}
[[File:North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh.jpg|thumb|[[North Carolina State Capitol]]]]
[[File:North-Carolina-Legislative-Building-20080321.jpeg|thumb|[[North Carolina State Legislative Building]]]]
The county is governed by the [[Wake County Board of Commissioners]], a seven-member board of [[county commission]]ers, elected at large to serve four-year terms.<ref name="BoCfacts"/> Despite being selected by the whole county, each commissioner represents a district in which they live.<ref name= johnsonn&o>{{cite news| last = Johnson| first = Anna| title = 2 newcomers to be commissioners in Wake County| newspaper = The News & Observer| page = B5| date = November 5, 2020| url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116296804/the-news-and-observer/}}</ref> Terms are staggered so that every two years, three or four commissioners are up for election. The commissioners enact policies such as the establishment of the [[property tax]] rate, regulation of land use and [[Zoning in the United States|zoning]] outside municipal jurisdictions, and adoption of the annual budget. Commissioners meet on the first and third Mondays of each month.<ref name="BoCfacts">{{cite web|title=Commission Facts.|url=http://www.wakegov.com/commissioners/aboutboc.htm|work=WakeGOV.com|publisher=Wake County|access-date=January 11, 2012|archive-date=November 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108020254/http://www.wakegov.com/commissioners/aboutboc.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> County voters also elect a [[register of deeds]], who is responsible for maintaining legal records including property deeds, birth certificates, and marriage licenses.<ref name= johnsonn&o/>

The first professional county manager was hired in 1965.{{sfn|Johnson|2009|p=77}} Wake County is a member of the regional [[Triangle J Council of Governments]].