The Weakley County Legislative Body is commonly referred to as the Weakley County Commission and is currently made up of two commissioners representing each of the county's nine districts.
The Weakley County Commission meets at the County Courthouse in Dresden, Tennessee, at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday in March, May, September and November with additional regular meetings in January, June, and July at a date and time to be set by the board of county commissioners at a previous meeting or by the Chairman. In the event any prescribed meeting should fall on a legal holiday or if any emergency shall arise, the Board of County Commissioners at the previous meeting or the Chairman shall set the time and date of those meetings.