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The executive may be an elected or an appointed position. When elected, he 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, he 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 . The executive is generally given full reponsibility for the total operation of all departments based on general directives provided by the elected county government that hired the executive.


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