A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a county. This position is common in the United States. The executive may be an elected or an appointed position. When elected, the executive typically functions either as a voting member of the elected county government, or may have veto power similar to other elected executives such as a governor or mayor. When appointed, the executive is usually hired for a specific period of time, but frequently can be dismissed prior to this. The position of an appointed county executive is analogous to that of a city manager, and is similar to a chief administrative officer, depending on the state. The executive is generally given full responsibility for the total operation of all departments based on general directives provided by the elected county government that hired the executive.[citation needed] [edit] States with county executives | State | Counties | Applicable law | | Alaska | Aleutians East, Anchorage Municipality, Bristol Bay, Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Haines, Juneau (City & Borough), Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Sitka (City & Borough), Skagway (City & Borough), Wrangell (City & Borough), Yakutat (City & Borough) | Alaska State Constitution, Article X[1] | | California | Los Angeles[2], Orange[3], Sacramento[4] | | Delaware | New Castle[5] | | | Georgia | Athens-Clarke (Mayor)[6], DeKalb (CEO)[7] | | | Illinois | Will[8] | | | Kentucky | Counties are headed by an elected executive known as the County Judge/Executive. | Kentucky Constitution, Section 144 | | Maryland | Anne Arundel[9], Baltimore[10], Harford[11], Howard[12], Montgomery[13], Prince George's[14], Wicomico[15] | | | Michigan | Bay[16], Oakland[17], Wayne[18] | | | Missouri | Jackson[19] St. Charles[20] St. Louis (County)[21] | | | New Jersey | Atlantic[22] Bergen[23], Essex[24], Hudson[25], and Mercer[26] counties have elected county executives, and Union County has an appointed county manager.[27] | Optional County Charter Law[27] | | New York | Albany[28], Broome[29], Chautauqua[30], Chemung[31], Dutchess[32], Erie[33], Monroe[34], Nassau[35], Oneida[36], Onondaga[37], Orange[38], Putnam[39], Rensselaer[40], Rockland[41], Schenectady (Manager), Suffolk[42], Ulster [43] ,Westchester[44] | Municipal Home Rule Law[45] | | Ohio | Summit[46] | Alternative County Government Law[47] | | Pennsylvania | Allegheny[48], Erie[49], Lehigh[50], Northampton[51] | Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law | | Tennessee | State law provides that counties are headed by an elected county executive who uses the title of "county mayor." Exceptions are the three counties (Davidson, Moore, and Trousdale) that have consolidated city-county government, where the position is not used, and certain counties where a private act of the state legislature authorizes the executive to use the previous title of "county executive." Historically, the position was called "county judge."[52] | Tennessee Code Annotated 5-6-101[52] | | Virginia | Albemarle[53], Faifax, Prince William | | | Washington | King[54], Pierce[55], Snohomish[56], Whatcom[57] | | | Wisconsin | Brown[58], Dane[59], Fond du Lac[60], Kenosha[61], Milwaukee[62], Outagamie[63], Portage[64], Racine[65], Waukesha | | [edit] See also [edit] References
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