There shall be a County Executive who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the County and the official head of the County government. In such capacity the County Executive shall be the elected officer mentioned in Section 3 of Article XI-A of the Constitution of this State. Pursuant to public general law, the County Executive shall be nominated in the primary elections in the same manner as other elected County officials and shall be elected in the general ticket by the qualified voters of the County to serve for a term of four years and until a successor shall be elected and qualified. The County Executive shall qualify on the first Monday in December following election, or as soon thereafter as practicable and shall enter upon the duties of the office immediately upon qualification. The County Executive shall be a qualified voter of the County, not less than twenty-five years of age, and shall have been a resident of the County for at least four years next preceding election. The County Executive shall devote full time to the duties of the office and, subject to any increase authorized by the County Council under the provisions of Section 406 of this Article, shall be paid an annual salary of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00). No person elected or appointed to the office of County Executive shall be eligible to succeed themself if they have served in such office for two consecutive four-year terms.
(Bill No. 118-73; Bill No. 93-80; Bill No. 77-82; Res. No. 33-90; Res. No. 30-22)