; ▁Health , ▁Education ▁and ▁Community ▁Affairs ; ▁Public ▁Works ▁and ▁Build ings ▁& ▁Gr ounds ; ▁Law ▁& ▁Public ▁Saf ety ; ▁Human ▁Services ▁and ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development . ▁The ▁Free hold ers ▁also ▁appoint ▁individuals ▁to ▁depart ments , ▁ag encies , ▁bo ards ▁and ▁comm issions ▁for ▁the ▁effective ▁administration ▁of ▁county ▁government . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁free hold ers ▁were ▁paid ▁$ 2 8 , 5 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁free holder ▁director ▁was ▁paid ▁an ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 2 9 , 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁Free hold ers ▁select ▁a ▁County ▁Administr ator ▁who , ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁chief ▁administrative ▁officer , ▁super vis es ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁operation ▁of ▁county ▁government ▁and ▁its ▁depart ments ; ▁Anthony ▁J . ▁De N ova ▁III ▁is ▁the ▁County ▁Administr ator . ▁ ▁, ▁Pass a ic ▁County ' s ▁Free hold ers ▁are : ▁Free holder ▁Director ▁John ▁W . ▁Bart lett ▁( D , ▁term ▁as ▁free holder ▁ends ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁/ ▁term ▁as ▁free holder ▁director ▁ends ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁Wayne ) ▁Free holder ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁Cass andra ▁" S and i " ▁L azz ara ▁( D , ▁term ▁as ▁free holder ▁ends ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁/ ▁term ▁as ▁free holder ▁deput y ▁director ▁ends ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁Little ▁F alls ) ▁Ass ad ▁Ak