Editing Essex County, Ontario (section)

==Government==
The County of Essex is governed by a County Council, whose members are the [[mayor]]s and deputy mayors from the seven lower-tier municipalities of the county.  The Head of Council is known as the Warden.  The term of office for County Councillors and the Warden coincides with the frequency of municipal elections in Ontario, in other words a person elected to be Mayor of Leamington, for example, will be a member of County Council for the term that she or he is Mayor.  Hilda MacDonald, Mayor of [[Leamington, Ontario|Leamington]], was chosen to be Warden at the most recent election. A complete list (from 1853 to present) of the past Wardens of Essex County can be found online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countyofessex.on.ca/wps/wcm/connect/COE/COE/ABOUT+ESSEX+COUNTY/History+of+Essex+County/Essex+County+Wardens+%281853-2014%29/ |title=County of Essex: Wardens of Essex County (1853-2014) |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012119/http://www.countyofessex.on.ca/wps/wcm/connect/COE/COE/ABOUT+ESSEX+COUNTY/History+of+Essex+County/Essex+County+Wardens+%281853-2014%29/ }}</ref>

County government is responsible for issues that include transportation, community and social services (e.g. homes for the aged, child care, social housing), libraries, planning, emergency management coordination and corporate-wide business such as finance and taxation policies, general corporate policy and labour relations.  The County does not have a police force or fire services, for which the seven municipalities are responsible.