 Freetown is locally governed by the directly elected Freetown City Council, headed by a mayor, who also is directly elected.The mayor and members of the Freetown City Council are directly elected by the residents of Freetown in an election held every four years.The current mayor of Freetown is Yvonne Aki Sawyerr, who was sworn in on May 11, 2018, after her victory in the 2018 Freetown Mayoral election.