Each Ohio county organized under general statutory law has 11 elected officials consisting of three county commissioners and an auditor, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts of common pleas, engineer, coroner, recorder and sheriff. In addition, Wood County has four common pleas judges. Each elected official has independent authority to perform the statutory duties of his or her office.
All county elected officials are elected to four-year terms in even numbered years. All county elected officials are elected in the presidential election year, except for one county commissioner and the auditor, who are elected in the gubernatorial election year. The judges are elected to six-year terms.
County government does not possess home rule authority. County officials may act only when and as specifically authorized by state law.
The Guide to Wood County Government includes an organizational chart of the county's structure.