Under the charter, other previously elected posts, such as sheriff, treasurer, and clerk of courts became appointed positions under the executive.

[6] After FitzGerald was elected, The Plain Dealer political reporter Henry J. Gomez wrote that many observers believed the county executive job would "be second only to the governor in terms of power and constituency.

"[5] This prediction seemed to foreshadow FitzGerald's decision to challenge John Kasich's re-election bid for Governor of Ohio in 2014.

[8] After FitzGerald chose to run for Governor of Ohio in 2014, then-state Representative Armond Budish was elected to succeed him.

[11] Democrat Chris Ronayne defeated Republican Lee Weingart in the November 2022 election to become the third person to hold the office.