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[Dept. State]

TOWN INFORMATION​

The intent of towns is to create outer communities around the Capitol, Reveille City. These communities will remain small community projects which serve a purpose for the industries of the nation. This also allows players a greater responsibility in local governance. It is not intended that towns will grow into cities to compete with Capitol.


FORUMS
Town forums will be situated under the Department of State node. The mayor will have admin perms over their town forum. By-laws and the town Constitution must be listed and maintained under this node.


BY-LAWS
Towns can create by-laws. By-laws are an extension of Executive jurisdiction - or the absence of Federal Legislation - that is delegated to local jurisdictions for the purposes of implementing and enforcing regulations within their specified jurisdiction.
- Build height limits (May not exceed more than 40 blocks high, with exceptions, managed and determined by the DCT)
- Plot zoning (Enforced by the DCT)
- Local elections + Council formation (if any) (All local town elections, Mayoral and Council, are facilitated by the DOS.
- Plot Pricing (actioned by staff)
- Town Constitution (enforced by the town government in coordination with Federal Departments)
- Town building regulations (facilitated by town government)
- Transportation within towns (facilitated by town government)
- Plot evictions within town jurisdiction (facilitated by town government, actioned by the DCT)
- In the event that any Town legislation contradicts any Federal legislation, the Federal legislation shall apply within the jurisdiction of the Town, unless such legislation expressly the jurisdiction. Any Federal code which is not an Act of Congress, an Executive Order, or within the Constitution, such as department policy, does not take precedence over Town legislation.


MAYOR & COUNCIL
There may only be one Mayor for each town and they will be entitled to ownership of their respective town region and a tag on forums and Discord.

The Executive Cabinet is defined in the Constitution as comprising of Secretaries & Executive Officers. A town mayor and or councilors may be removed from their positions following a formal vote in which a supermajority of all sitting Cabinet Secretaries, excluding those with a conflict of interest, votes in the affirmative.

The Town Constitution will dictate the method of succession for a Mayor who has left office.

Each town is required to have fair elections for at least the position of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The Town Constitution will dictate the method and nature of elections for all positions within the town. Mayoral terms may not exceed 6 months. If a mayor has left office before the end of their term, If there is no provision in the Town Constitution dictating the method of replacement, the President may select a temporary (acting) mayor to serve for a period of no more than 14 days or initiate an election facilitated by the Department of State for the position.

The President may optionally appoint a permanent Mayor through a supermajority vote of all sitting Cabinet Secretaries to fulfil the rest of the elected term.


ELECTION REQUIREMENTS
In order to run for both Mayor and Deputy Mayor, the player must meet these requirements:
- Has been 1 month since the player’s initial join date.
- Has accrued 72 hours of total playtime
- Has accrued 12 hours of active playtime within the last 30 days.
- Is an active participant in the community, in-game, on discord, and on the forums.


VOTING REQUIREMENTS
The right to vote in local elections and referendums, provided the player has:
- Accrued 6 or more hours of playtime within the last 30 days.


TOWN INDUSTRIES & THEMES
Town themes should be contemporary, realistic, and serviceable by road. Medieval towns are therefore unsuitable themes.

Each town, in order to give it a purpose, will be allocated the following industries. It is expected that the town endorses and promotes these industries.

Willow: Farming
Aventura: Fishing, Tourism
Oakridge: Logging, Lumber, rustic


TOWN REQUIREMENTS
Each Town is required to have the following:
1. Town Spawn
2. Town Hall
3. Sufficient Road Network
4. Fuel Station
5. At least 20 buyable or rentable plots that are at least 10x10 in size.
6. Town Pharmacy/Clinic
7. Police Station
8. Train Station
9. Small Airport Terminal. (Airstrip to be provided by the DCT).

In addition, the town can also build and have a serviced Government:
1. Vehicle Dealership
2. Animal Shelter
3. Ferry Service
4. Bus Service
5. Town Museum
6. Other services as approved


TERRITORIES
Each town is allocated a region within the Commonwealth of Redmont. These regions provide a natural buffer between each of the three towns.


TOWN GRANTS
Town grants will be applied for through the Department of State. Town grants are retrospective, meaning they will be awarded upon the completion of the grant requirements. All grants are a case-by-case basis and will be assessed by the Department of State.

Towns may be capped at a per month amount determined by the department on a budgetary basis. The Department of State may repossess a grant's fund from any Town if the Town no longer qualifies for said grant (excluding population/domestic business-related grants).

Amount	Grant	Description
$5,000	Democratic Elections Grant I	Any town with a democratically elected council or mayor that holds a reasonable degree of codified authority for an extended period of time will be eligible.
$10,000	Democratic Elections Grant II	Any town with a democratically elected council and mayor that holds a reasonable degree of codified authority for an extended period of time will be eligible.
$2,500	Town Police Station	Any Town with a serviceable, practical, and aesthetic Police Station.
$2,500	Town Clinic	Any Town with a serviceable, practical, and aesthetic Clinic.
$5,000	Town Animal Shelter	Any Town with a serviceable, practical (large enough), and aesthetic Animal Shelter.
$2,500	Town Airport	Any Town with a serviceable, practical, and aesthetic Airport Terminal (Runway built by DCT on land not paid for by town).
$2,500	Event Location	Any Town that offers a location for the Department of Public Affairs to hold events.
$5,000	Supply Service	Any Town that buys back supplies from their residents relating to their town industry. This would include a town store with sell chests.
$4,000	Population I	20 Residents
$8,000	Population II	40 Residents
$12,000	Population III	60 Residents
$16,000	Population IV	80 Residents
$2,000	Commerce I	10 Domestic Businesses
$4,000	Commerce II	20 Domestic Businesses
$8,000	Commerce III	30 Domestic Businesses
$10,000	Commerce IV	40 Domestic Businesses
$1,000	ATM	Any Town with a functioning, robbable ATM.
$5,000	Post Office	Any Town with a functioning Post Office.
$20,000	Full Reveille Transition	Any Town fully that fully transitions from the Hamilton world to the Reveille world by October 15th, 2022.

PASTES
Towns are required to pay an amount per paste of no more than $100,000 to be determined by the DCT. Towns are exempt from block supplying requirements.


ECONOMIC AUTONOMY
The Town receives all of the revenue from their properties. The Town can apply for grants and use any other economic support, however does not get any funds budgeted to them on a monthly basis.


FEDERAL TOWN LOANS
If a Town is struggling with their finances, they will be able to apply for a loan from the Federal Government to support their domestic operations. All loans are on a case-by-case basis and will be assessed by the Department of State.
- The Federal Government may loan up to $100,000 to Towns.
- The loans will be interest free and the period of repayment will be determined by the Department of State.

Towns will not be permitted to default on loans taken out using this executive order. If a town does not pay back their loan within the agreed upon timeframe, this can serve as justification for a Mayor to be deposed within the regular process of removal.


FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Departments will operate the following facilities that are built by towns. The Department facility and the land that it is situated on will be considered federal land once the facility is in operation.

Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Maintains the town Police Station.

Department of Construction & Transport (DCT)
- Maintains and regulates the town Train Station and Airport, and any other form of transportation external to the town.

Department of Health (DOH)
- Maintains the town Clinic.

Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Maintains the town Animal Shelter.

Department of Education (DOE)
- Maintains the town Museum - if requested.

Town leadership cannot alter how a Federal Government Department conducts business in their town. Evictions, arrests etc. will be performed as per usual. Town roads and amenities are treated as public land.


DEFINITIONS
By-law: Legislation jurisdiction delegated to towns.
Permanent Resident: An active player who resides in residential accommodation within the town, and has the resident role for the town in game.
Federal Government: The central Government residing in the Capitol building of Reveille.
Local Government: Respective town councils.
Domestic Business: A business that actively operates a service or store in the town, that is regularly stocked and or open for business.