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CONTEMPORARY CACHE: A VIEW OF THE WHOLE J. he history of Cache County reveals the significance of people throughout time and is a reminder that individuals can make a huge difference. Numerous officials have served the county with distinction over the years. Statehood established that most county officials were to be elected, and three elected commissioners administered the county. The sheriff, county attorney, assessor, clerk, surveyor, and other offices received partisan political party support. The day-to-day responsibility of administering the departments fell to career employees who supervised road maintenance and worked at snow removal, tax collection, licensing vehicles, courts, detention, and law enforcement. As county responsibdities grew, including waste management and administration of the county fairgrounds, the pressure on elected officials intensified. County commissioners became salaried administrators, although their compensation was relatively modest. Commissioners relied heavily on department heads to advise them on budget and management matters. Cache County's mayors association began to question the relationship between the county's 335
