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==Government== | |||
County governments serve as agents of the state, with responsibilities defined in the West Monroe Constitution. Counties are governed by the County Council. Each West Monroe county has four precinct councilors and a county commissioner. This body, called the County Council, conducts the general business of the county and oversees financial matters. The County Commission may hire personnel to run major departments, such as health and human services. | |||
=== County services === | |||
The Freemont County Hospital District operates the Carter Memorial Hospital and various health centers. | |||
The County Council meets the first and third Tuesday in the Freemont County Administration Building. Acts of the County Council are known as 'council orders'. These orders include setting county policies and procedures, issuing contracts, authorizing expenditures, and managing county resources and departments, and the annual tax rate and the budget for Freemont County government and the courts. The council also sets the tax rate and budget for the Freemont County Hospital District. | |||
The County Council has direct control over all county offices and departments not otherwise administered by a county elected official. Those departments include Freemont County Elections, Health and Human Services, Facilities Management, Parks and Open Space Program, I.T. Services, Homeland Security and Emergency Services, among others. Through their budget making powers, the commissioners exercise indirect control over the District Attorney's office, Sheriff, District Clerk, County Clerk and County Treasurer. The commissioners also set the budget for each of the District, County, and Justice courts. | |||
Freemont County employs a county administrator who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the County Council and implementing the Freemont County Master Plan and the directives of the commissioners court. The current County Council administrator is Emmett Fleming who was hired by the Council in 2008. | |||
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Revision as of 02:49, 4 July 2020
Freemont County | |
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 The Freemont County Courthouse in Willmington | |
 Location within the state of West Monroe | |
 West Monroe's location within Ibica | |
| Country |  Ibica |
| State |  West Monroe |
| Founded | 1721 |
| County seat | Willmington |
| Largest city | Willmington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,777 sq mi (4,600 km2) |
| Population ({{{2}}}) | |
| • Total | 4,904,405 |
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Freemont County is a county in the state of West Monroe. As of the 2015 census, the population was 4,904,405, making it the second most-populous county in the state. The county seat is Willmington. The county was formed in 1720 from portions of Shelby and Love Counties and organized the following year. Freemont County is part of the Willmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the Ibican Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,777 square miles (4,600 km2). It borders the Gulf of Angola to the southwest, Travis County to the northwest, Shelby County the northeast, Panamor County to the east, and Love County to the southeast.
Major highways
Interstate 10
Interstate 25
Interstate 610
Ibica Route 1
Ibica Route 2
Ibica Route 59
Ibica Route 64
West Monroe State Highway 1
West Monroe State Highway 2
West Monroe State Highway 54
Adjacent counties
- Travis County (northwest)
- Shelby County (northeast)
- Panamor County (east)
- Love County (southeast)
Cities
Government
County governments serve as agents of the state, with responsibilities defined in the West Monroe Constitution. Counties are governed by the County Council. Each West Monroe county has four precinct councilors and a county commissioner. This body, called the County Council, conducts the general business of the county and oversees financial matters. The County Commission may hire personnel to run major departments, such as health and human services.
County services
The Freemont County Hospital District operates the Carter Memorial Hospital and various health centers.
The County Council meets the first and third Tuesday in the Freemont County Administration Building. Acts of the County Council are known as 'council orders'. These orders include setting county policies and procedures, issuing contracts, authorizing expenditures, and managing county resources and departments, and the annual tax rate and the budget for Freemont County government and the courts. The council also sets the tax rate and budget for the Freemont County Hospital District.
The County Council has direct control over all county offices and departments not otherwise administered by a county elected official. Those departments include Freemont County Elections, Health and Human Services, Facilities Management, Parks and Open Space Program, I.T. Services, Homeland Security and Emergency Services, among others. Through their budget making powers, the commissioners exercise indirect control over the District Attorney's office, Sheriff, District Clerk, County Clerk and County Treasurer. The commissioners also set the budget for each of the District, County, and Justice courts.
Freemont County employs a county administrator who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the County Council and implementing the Freemont County Master Plan and the directives of the commissioners court. The current County Council administrator is Emmett Fleming who was hired by the Council in 2008.
