Frederick_County_Council_and_County_Executive
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.[1][2]
Until 2014, Frederick County was governed by county commissioners. On December 1, 2014, Frederick County transitioned to a "charter home rule government".[3][4] The voters approved this governmental change on November 6, 2012 election[5][6] with 62,469 voting for the transition and 37,368 voting against.[7]
A county executive is responsible for providing direction, supervision, and administrative oversight of all executive departments, agencies, and offices.[7]
Jan H. Gardner was elected the first Frederick County Executive in 2014.[8] She was reelected in 2018.
A county council has seven members: five based on district and two at-large.[7] The members of the Frederick County Council are as follows.
| Name | Affiliation | District | Region | First elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renee Knapp | Democrat | At-large | At-large | 2022 | |
| Brad W. Young | Democrat | At-large | At-large | 2022 | |
| Jerry Donald | Democrat | 1 | Braddock Heights, Middletown, Brunswick | 2014 | |
| Steve McKay | Republican | 2 | Monrovia, Urbana, New Market, Mount Airy | 2018 | |
| M.C. Keegan-Ayer | Democrat | 3 | Frederick, Clover Hill | 2014 | |
| Kavonte Duckett | Democrat | 4 | Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Linganore | 2022 | |
| Mason Carter | Republican | 5 | Myersville, Emmitsburg, Thurmont | 2022 | |
- "FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND EXECUTIVE BRANCH". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Charter Government Transition". Frederick County, MD Government. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- "Charter government popular among Md. counties". Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Turque, Bill (January 10, 2015). "Recent fiascoes have left Frederick County residents feeling 'embarrassed'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
In 2012, voters approved a new governing charter that took effect with November's election, replacing the five-member board of commissioners with a seven-member council and an elected county executive. The change gives the county more home-rule powers and is supposed to mean more clout in Annapolis...Those who supported the new charter said a more sophisticated form of government was needed to manage changes overtaking the exurb, located about an hour's drive north of Washington. Since 1990, the county's population has grown more than 60 percent, to 241,000.
- "Inauguration of county executive and council ushers in charter government - Envision Frederick County". 2 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Depies, Lori (March 18, 2013). "Charter Government and Transition: What it means to you and to Frederick County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- McManus, Kevin (November 5, 2014). "Gardner Elected Frederick County's First Executive". WFMD-AM. Frederick, Maryland: Aloha Station Trust, LLC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.