/ ch ief ▁executive ▁officer . ▁He ▁will ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁admin ister ing ▁and ▁over see ing ▁daily ▁operations . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁will ▁implement ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Str ateg ic ▁Plan . ▁His ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁is ▁$ 8 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁this ▁role . ▁▁ ▁Sw arts ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁County ▁C ler k ▁of ▁Er ie ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁County ▁C ler k ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁un success ful ▁Democratic ▁Nom ine e ▁for ▁Er ie ▁County ▁Executive ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Er ie ▁County ▁Executive ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁un success fully ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁As ▁County ▁C ler k , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁receiving ▁court ▁fil ings , ▁recording ▁and ▁pres erving ▁land ▁transactions , ▁issu ing ▁pass ports , ▁over see ing ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁various ▁perm its ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁county ' s ▁motor ▁vehicles ▁agent . ▁In ▁his ▁as ▁the ▁county ' s ▁motor ▁vehicles ▁agent , ▁Sw arts ▁admin ister ed ▁all ▁DM V ▁activities ▁in ▁Er ie ▁County ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Motor ▁Ve h icles . ▁While ▁County ▁C ler k , ▁Sw arts ▁focused ▁a ▁lot