Commissioners voted to accept a letter of resignation from Freestone County Clerk Linda Jarvis during a Special Meeting held Monday, October 11, 2021.

Jarvis submitted the letter last week, making the resignation effective on October 31, 2021.

Also on the agenda for approval was the subsequent appointment of a new County Clerk.

Freestone County will be accepting applications for the appointment.

Qualifications for the position of County Clerk include the following:

–U.S. Citizen,

–Resident of Texas for at least 12 Consecutive months,

–Resident of the county for at least 6 consecutive months,

–Registered to vote in the county,

–at least 18 years of age,

–not have been finally convicted of a felony from which they have not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities,

–not have been determined by a court with probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

Applications may be picked up at the County Judge’s office, or downloaded from the official Freestone County website at http://www.co.freestone.tx.us/

At the beginning of the meeting during the public comments, Linda Jarvis’ husband, John, read a statement concerning her resignation in order to dispel rumors and clarify the reasons she chose to leave the office.

“Due to the lack of support from the Commissioners Court and Judge for the County Clerk’s office I would like to submit my resignation effective October 31, 2021. I feel there has been a pattern of being targeted, harassed, discriminated, and retaliated against myself and the County Clerk’s office by some Commissioner Court members and I feel I can no longer perform the duties of the County Clerk’s office under this type of work environment.”

Mr. Jarvis noted that County Clerk Jarvis served the county 20 years, 11 years as County Clerk, and has been involved in conducting over 40 elections during her career. He also stated that, prior to submitting her resignation, Linda Jarvis had planned to run for another term.

Video of this meeting may be viewed on the County’s website or on YouTube.