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==Government==
==Government and infrastructure==
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.
[[File:TravisCounty.JPG|thumb|left|Renita Blythe Administration Building in Willmington]]
Like other West Monroe counties, Freemont County is governed by a Commissioners' Court composed of the county judge and four county commissioners. The court levies county taxes and sets the budgets for county officials and agencies. The judge and commissioners are elected for four-year terms (the judge at-large, and the commissioners from geographic precincts). The other major county-wide official is the county clerk, who maintains the county's records, administers elections, and oversees legal documentation (such as property deeds, marriage licenses and assumed name certificates). The clerk is also elected at-large for a four-year term.


=== County services ===
The Randall Devereux Freemont County Courthouse is located in downtown Willmington. The county courthouse holds civil and criminal trial courts and other functions of county government. The county's probate courts are in the process of being moved from the county courthouse into the old Federal District Court building, which was acquired by the county in 2016.
The Freemont County Hospital District operates the Carter Memorial Hospital and various health centers.
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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.
===Corrections===
The Freemont County Jail and the Freemont County Criminal Justice Center are located in Downtown Willmington. The Freemont County Correctional Complex is located in an unincorporated area in Travis County, east of the city of [[Ferris, West Monroe|Ferris]].


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.
The [[West Monroe Department of Correction]] operates the [[Freemont County Unit]], a state jail for men, next to the county corrections complex.


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.
==Education==
 
===School districts===
Freemont County is served by a number of public school districts; the largest is [[Willmington Independent School District]], serving most of Willmington. Other districts located in Freemont County include [[Bishop Independent School District|Bishop ISD]], [[Carrington Independent School District|Carrington ISD]], [[Ferris Independent School District|Ferris ISD]], [[Perrytown Independent School District|Perrytown ISD]], [[Pierce Independent School District|Pierce ISD]], [[Ralston Independent School District|Ralston ISD]], and [[Westside Independent School District|Westside ISD]].
 
===Colleges and universities===
The largest university in Freemont County is the [[West Monroe State University]]. Other universities include [[Willmington University]], and [[Ibican National University]].
 
Under Texas law [[Freemont County Community College]] (FCCC) is the designated community college for the county.
 
==Politics==
Freemont County is one of the most consistently Progressive counties in West Monroe, having voted for the Progressive presidential nominee in twelve of the last fifteen elections since 1960.
 
The county's Progressive bent is not limited to the federal level, as all of the county-level officials and most state representatives are Progressives.
 
=== County government ===
 
==== Travis County elected officials ====
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! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Position'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| County Judge
| Brant Wilkins
| [[Progressive Party (Ibica)|Progressive]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| Commissioner, Precinct 1
| Virginie Haynes
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| Commissioner, Precinct 2
| Wardell Hurst
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| Commissioner, Precinct 3
| Keith Thompsett
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| Commissioner, Precinct 4
| Jordana Dabney
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| County Attorney
| Conway Clayton
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| Sheriff
| Darwin Saunders
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:green;"| 
| [[Ibican Senate|Senior Federal Senator]]
| Royston Howard
| [[Conservative Party (Ibica)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background:green;"| 
| Junior Federal Senator
| Diann Blakeslee
| Conservative
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| [[West Monroe 1st Congressional District|Federal House District 1]]
| Jimmy Hawking
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| [[West Monroe 2nd Congressional District|Federal House District 2]]
| Geneva Daniels
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| [[West Monroe 3rd Congressional District|Federal House District 3]]
| Romaine Hale
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| [[West Monroe 4th Congressional District|Federal House District 4]]
| Meghan Abbott
| Progressive
|-
| style="background:blue;"| 
| [[West Monroe 5th Congressional District|Federal House District 5]]
| Orpha Williams
| Progressive
|}


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Revision as of 23:19, 23 October 2021

Freemont County
County
The Freemont County Courthouse in Willmington
The Freemont County Courthouse in Willmington
Map of West Monroe highlighting Freemont County
Location within the state of West Monroe
Map of Ibica highlighting West Monroe
West Monroe's location within Ibica
Country Ibica
State West Monroe
Founded1721
County seatWillmington
Largest cityWillmington
Area
 • Total1,777 sq mi (4,600 km2)
Population
 ({{{2}}})
 • Total4,904,405

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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

Adjacent counties

Cities

Government and infrastructure

Renita Blythe Administration Building in Willmington

Like other West Monroe counties, Freemont County is governed by a Commissioners' Court composed of the county judge and four county commissioners. The court levies county taxes and sets the budgets for county officials and agencies. The judge and commissioners are elected for four-year terms (the judge at-large, and the commissioners from geographic precincts). The other major county-wide official is the county clerk, who maintains the county's records, administers elections, and oversees legal documentation (such as property deeds, marriage licenses and assumed name certificates). The clerk is also elected at-large for a four-year term.

The Randall Devereux Freemont County Courthouse is located in downtown Willmington. The county courthouse holds civil and criminal trial courts and other functions of county government. The county's probate courts are in the process of being moved from the county courthouse into the old Federal District Court building, which was acquired by the county in 2016.

Corrections

The Freemont County Jail and the Freemont County Criminal Justice Center are located in Downtown Willmington. The Freemont County Correctional Complex is located in an unincorporated area in Travis County, east of the city of Ferris.

The West Monroe Department of Correction operates the Freemont County Unit, a state jail for men, next to the county corrections complex.

Education

School districts

Freemont County is served by a number of public school districts; the largest is Willmington Independent School District, serving most of Willmington. Other districts located in Freemont County include Bishop ISD, Carrington ISD, Ferris ISD, Perrytown ISD, Pierce ISD, Ralston ISD, and Westside ISD.

Colleges and universities

The largest university in Freemont County is the West Monroe State University. Other universities include Willmington University, and Ibican National University.

Under Texas law Freemont County Community College (FCCC) is the designated community college for the county.

Politics

Freemont County is one of the most consistently Progressive counties in West Monroe, having voted for the Progressive presidential nominee in twelve of the last fifteen elections since 1960.

The county's Progressive bent is not limited to the federal level, as all of the county-level officials and most state representatives are Progressives.

County government

Travis County elected officials

Position Name Party
  County Judge Brant Wilkins Progressive
  Commissioner, Precinct 1 Virginie Haynes Progressive
  Commissioner, Precinct 2 Wardell Hurst Progressive
  Commissioner, Precinct 3 Keith Thompsett Progressive
  Commissioner, Precinct 4 Jordana Dabney Progressive
  County Attorney Conway Clayton Progressive
  Sheriff Darwin Saunders Progressive
  Senior Federal Senator Royston Howard Conservative
  Junior Federal Senator Diann Blakeslee Conservative
  Federal House District 1 Jimmy Hawking Progressive
  Federal House District 2 Geneva Daniels Progressive
  Federal House District 3 Romaine Hale Progressive
  Federal House District 4 Meghan Abbott Progressive
  Federal House District 5 Orpha Williams Progressive

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