Ind. Code § 36-2-2-2 : LOCAL GOVERNMENT — GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY — COUNTY EXECUTIVE —2-2-2 - Board of commissioners to be county executive TEXT PDF The three (3) member board of commissioners of a county elected under this chapter is the county executive. In the name of "The Board of Commissioners of the County of ________" the executive shall transact the business of the county. IC 36-2-2-2 Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-1 part; 17-1-14-5 part. As added by Acts1980 , P.L. 212, SEC.1.