Act of Council Department of Commerce Establishment Act

[lcn]

A
BILL
To
Amend the Oakridge Town Constitution​

The citizens of Oakridge, through their elected Representatives in the Town-Council and the force of law ordained to that Town-Council by the people through the constitution of Oakridge, do hereby enact the following provisions into the by-laws:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Department of Commerce Establishment Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Head of Commerce Lcn.
(a) This Act uses text from former Head of Commerce Adam_The_Warrior's rejected amendment.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Head of Residence and Mayor Yeet_Boy.

2 - Reasons
(1) To establish the Department of Commerce within the Oakridge Town Constitution.
(2) To remove a defunct department from the Oakridge Town Constitution.
(3) To clarify Article IV.

3 - Amendment
(1) Section II: Departments of the Oakridge Town Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Article IV - Oakridge shall have departments which will be created through the Legislative Process. Each department will have specific duties, responsibilities and powers which will be listed here. The head of a department will be a Town Council member who is elected to that Department in this constitution. The head of a department will decide the rank structure of their respective department. The following are the Departments of Oakridge:

a) Department of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) Facilitation of any and all elections in the Town of Oakridge, other than elections which are the Department of State's responsibility stated outside of this Constitution.
(2) Foreign Relations.
(3) Communications with other towns and Reveille.
(4) Evaluation and oversight of the Town Council.
(5) Providing transparency to the Citizens of Oakridge.
Leadership:
(1) Head of Internal Affairs

a) Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) Administration of town grants and the registration of local businesses.
(a) Department of Commerce leadership shall not accept their own grants.
(2) Approval of commercial structures or spaces.
(3) Creation of economic regulations, if approved by the Town Council and not overridden by an Act of Council.
(4) Protection of the Town's economic interests.
Leadership:
(1) Head of Commerce

 

[Justa_Dumpling]

I say aye