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By the power vested in me by the Redmont Constitution, I, LilDigiVert, President of the Commonwealth of Redmont, do declare the following under this Executive Order:
The intent of towns is to create outer communities around the Capitol, Hamilton City. It is the intent that these will remain small community based projects which serve a purpose for the industries of the server. This also allows players greater responsibility in governance. It is not expected that towns will grow into cities to compete with Capitol.
APPLICATIONS
A player can apply for a town under a town applications forum. It will be the Department of State’s responsibility to bring applications to vote in cabinet. No circumnavigation of this policy will occur, the player must apply for a town and be assigned an official townsite in order to be recognized. No town applications will be accepted in other circumstances.
What we are looking for:
- Comprehensive Town Plans
- Applicant's building ability
- Activity
- Keenness
If a cabinet member applies for a town, they will be excluded from deliberations and decision making. We want everyone to have a fair opportunity, they will be decided on by merit.
Unofficial townsites and or communities of the same nature should not be used to support an application.
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. They can edit specific areas within their jurisdiction.
- Build Height Limits. (No more than 40 blocks high, no exceptions) (Enforced by the DCT).
- Plot Zoning (Enforced by the DCT)
- Local elections + Council formation (if any) (Run by Mayor or DOS at Town's discretion)
- Plot Pricing (Actioned by staff)
- Town Constitution (Enforced by the town government in coordination with the DOJ)
- Town Building Regulations (Facilitated by town government)
- Transportation within towns (Facilitated by town government)
- Plot evictions within town jurisdiction (Facilitated by town government, reviewed 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 exempts 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.
TOWN OWNERSHIP
The successful applicant for a town will assume the role of Mayor. There can only be one Mayor and they will be entitled to the town region ownership and a tag on forums and discord. The Mayor uses their own money to fund the town. Whether or not they chose to elect a Council is up to them. The original Mayor cannot be deposed by the Council (unless specified otherwise by the town constitution), they own the town.
MAYOR & COUNCIL REMOVAL
A town mayor and or councilors may be removed from their positions upon a unanimous cabinet vote (excluding cabinet members with a conflict of interest). Where a Mayor or Councilor is deposed, the Town Constitution will dictate the method of replacement unless otherwise provided by Cabinet, whereby an election is ordered or a temporary commissioner is appointed to oversee the town.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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.
Legislature & Mayor Elections must be facilitated by the Department of State on behalf of the town,.
TOWN THEME
Town themes should be contemporary, realistic, and serviceable by road. Medieval towns are therefore unsuitable themes.
TOWN INDUSTRIES
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
Klondike: Industrial
Oakridge: Logging
Where a town proposes a reasonable plan as to why it should be able to exceed it's tier expansion limit to fulfill the needs of its industry, it may seek approval from the Department of State, and pay for the land at a later time, as determined by the Department of State.
TOWN TERRITORY AND EXPANSIONS
- There will be 5 tiers. Towns can apply for an expansion via the Department of State.
Town Territory- Each town shall be granted permission to expand within its dedicated region of Redmont.
- Towns may reasonably expand beyond their dedicated region with permission from the Department of State.
- Dedicated regions of 10/9/2022:
Tier 1
- Cost $5,000 payable on town application acceptance.
- Initial 20,000 blocks.
- Town Spawn
Tier 2
- Cost $10,000
- Expand 10,000 blocks.
- Requires Town Hall.
- Requires Sufficient Road Network.
- Requires Fuel station.
- Requires at least 5 buyable and or rent plots that are at least 10x10 in size.
- Requires 2 Permanent Residents
Tier 3
- Cost $15,000
- Expand 10,000 blocks.
- Requires Pharmacy
- Requires Police Station
- Requires Train Station
- Requires at least 10 buyable and or rent plots that are at least 10x10 in size.
- Requires 10 Permanent Residents
Tier 4
- Cost $20,000
- Expand 10,000 blocks.
- Requires Clinic
- Requires Small Airport Terminal on outskirt. Airstrip will be provided by the DCT outside of town limits.
- Requires at least 20 buyable or rentable plots that are at least 10x10 in size.
- Requires 20 Permanent Residents
Tier 5
- Cost $30,000
- Requires at least 10 Domestic Businesses
- Requires Vehicle Dealership
- Requires 30 Permanent Residents
- Expand to full dedicated region for town.
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).
1. Democratic Elections Grant I ($5,000) - 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.
2. Democratic Elections Grant II ($10,000) - 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.
3. Police Station ($2500) - Any Town with a serviceable, practical, and aesthetic Police Station.
4. Clinic ($2500) - Any Town with a serviceable, practical, and aesthetic Clinic.
5. Animal Shelter ($5000) - Any Town with a serviceable, practical (large enough), and aesthetic Animal Shelter.
6. Airport ($2500) - Any Town with a serviceable, practical, and aesthetic Airport Terminal (Runway built by DCT on land not paid for by town).
7. Event Location ($2500) - Any Town that offers a location for the Department of Public Affairs to hold events.
8. Supply Service ($5000) - Any Town that buys back supplies from their residents relating to their town industry. This would include a town store with sell chests.
9. Population I ($4000) - 20 Residents
10. Population II ($8000) - 40 Residents
11. Population III ($12,000) - 60 Residents
12. Population IV ($16,000) - 80 Residents
13. Commerce I ($2000) - 10 Domestic Businesses
14. Commerce II ($4000) - 20 Domestic Businesses
15. Commerce III ($8000) - 30 Domestic Businesses
16. Commerce IV ($10,000) - 40 Domestic Businesses
17. ATM ($1,000) - Any Town with a functioning, robbable ATM.
18. Post Office ($5,000) - Any Town with a functioning Post Office.
19. Full Reveille Transition ($20,000) - Any Town fully that fully transitions from the Hamilton world to the Reveille world by October 15th, 2022.
ETL POLICY
- Towns may opt to establish Exterior Town Limits at a maximum distance of 250 blocks beyond the build limit appropriate to their tier.
- All territory of the ETL shall be staff-protected to mitigate griefing of the surrounding landscape.
- Towns may not use land in the ETL for town buildings that is not within their Build Limit.
- The existing DER Next Door Neighbor policy shall not apply to ETL towns.
PASTES
Towns receive ONE free paste per tier, including an initial paste at Tier 1. Beyond this, the town is required to pay an amount to be determined by the DCT per paste that shall not exceed $15,000.
ECONOMIC SYSTEM OPTIONS
Towns will be provided options on how they wish to oversee their economic systems. This includes two options:
Option 1: 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.
Option 2: Budget Cycle
- The Federal Government would receive all revenue from the Town’s properties.
- The Town would be allocated a monthly budget from the Federal Government determined on the basis of the number of Residents and Domestic Businesses.
With these options, towns have the freedom to continue to earn their own revenue to spend, or to focus more on their own development rather than profit.
FEDERAL TOWN LOANS
If a Town is struggling with their budget or demonstrating financial need, 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.
REVISED DEFINITIONSBy-law: Legislation jurisdiction delegated to towns.
Permanent Resident: An active player who resides in residential accommodation within the town, such as living in an apartment or a residential plot. A permanent resident cannot be paid to live in the town.
Federal Government: The central Government residing in the Capitol building of Hamilton City.
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.
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Rain like confetti drop, I bet he drop
I don't hate the trendy things, just don't like to feed the trends
Mama gave me all my sins, love me when the story ends
Flowers on my uncle's tomb, thousands to my auntie's too
I'm used to takin' backstreets, last week was nothing new
Politicians is my scapegoat, who I made this tape for?
I tell the story two years later, for now, the case closed
Navigated two Presidents, textin' them the coordinates
Two phones literally, house party loiterin'
Deals so dummy had to let several lawyers in
One day, I'll tell you how my life was unfortunate
For now, I'll tell you how fast these Porsches get
Story of the young and reckless, 'bout to eat my opps for breakfast
Pink parties been a preference, never fold under pressure
Cheap shots, let it rock, eye open, Fetty Wap
Rain like confetti drop, I bet he drop
I don't hate the trendy things, just don't like to feed the trends
Mama gave me all my sins, love me when the story ends
Flowers on my uncle's tomb, thousands to my auntie's too
I'm used to takin' backstreets, last week was nothing new
Politicians is my scapegoat, who I made this tape for?
I tell the story two years later, for now, the case closed