Editing Fredericktown, Missouri (section)

==Local government==
Fredericktown is divided into three [[Ward (subnational entity)|ward]]s. Each ward has two [[aldermen]] who serve terms of two years each. In each ward, the alderman are elected in alternate years. The alderman, the [[mayor]] and several elected and appointed city officers form the city council. The mayor presides over the meetings, and votes only in the event of a tie. The mayor is elected to a two-year term in each even year. As of 2024, the mayor of Fredericktown is Travis Parker,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.fredericktownmo.org/city_hall.html| title=City Administration| publisher=City of Fredericktown| access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> and the aldermen are Paul Brown and Eddie Shankle in Ward I, Rick Polete and Bill Long in Ward II, and Jim Miller and Kevin Jones in Ward III.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fredericktownmo.org/city_council.html| title=Fredericktown City Council| publisher=city of Fredericktown| access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>