The Frederick County Council and the Frederick County Executive are, respectively, the elected representatives of the legislative and executive branches of the county government of Frederick County, Maryland , United States. Offices are located in Winchester Hall in the county seat , Frederick .
7-472: Until 2014, Frederick County was governed by county commissioners . On December 1, 2014, Frederick County transitioned to a "charter home rule government". The voters approved this governmental change on November 6, 2012 election with 62,469 voting for the transition and 37,368 voting against. A county executive is responsible for providing direction, supervision, and administrative oversight of all executive departments, agencies, and offices. Jan H. Gardner
14-466: A charter for a proprietary colony to William Penn to repay a debt of £16,000 (around £2,100,000 in 2008 currency, adjusting for retail inflation) owed to William's father, Admiral William Penn . This was one of the largest land grants to one individual ever made in history. Penn established a local colonial government with two innovations that were copied by other colonies in the British America :
21-422: A county commission and other similarly titled bodies. For example, a county council may differ from a county commission by containing more members or by having a council-manager form of government . In Indiana , every county, except Marion County which is consolidated with the city of Indianapolis , has both a county commission and a county council, with the county commission having administrative authority and
28-647: The county government in some states of the United States . A county usually has three to five members of the county commission. In some counties within Georgia a sole commissioner holds the authority of the commission. In parts of the United States, alternative terms such as county board of supervisors or county council may be used in lieu of, but generally synonymous to, a county commission. However, in some jurisdictions there may be distinct differences between
35-548: The county council being responsible for fiscal matters. Each commission acts as the executive of the local government, levying local taxes, administering county governmental services such as correctional institutions, courts, public health oversight, property registration, building code enforcement, and public works (e.g. road maintenance). The system has been supplanted in large part, as disparate sparsely-settled regions become urbanized and establish tighter local governmental control, usually in municipalities , though in many of
42-419: The more rural states, the county commission retains more control, and even in some urbanized areas, may be responsible for significant government services. Various counties nationwide have explored expanding from three members to five. William Penn , colonial founder of Pennsylvania originated the system of county commissions in the United States. On February 28, 1681, King Charles II of England granted
49-482: Was elected the first Frederick County Executive in 2014. She was reelected in 2018. A county council has seven members: five based on district and two at-large . The members of the Frederick County Council are as follows. County commission A county commission (or a board of county commissioners ) is a group of elected officials ( county commissioners ) collectively charged with administering
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