The executive officer would be a County Clerk.
The County Clerk is a Constitutional officer who is elected every four years. He is responsible for keeping and maintaining records of births, deaths, assumed names etc. He is issuing and filing marriage licences, gun permits and notary bonds. He is also responsible for processing passports.
County Clerks can either be elected or appointed, depending on a particular state's law.
Water is the main economic issue in the Middle East. Southwest Asia is a very dry terrain so water is essential but because they run on oil, it causes pollution and endangers their water supply causing many issues. It's no secret that having issues with water will cause issues in the community and how others act towards people with water when they have none. It causes havoc.
Well its in New York, USA.
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