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We the residents of the Town of Oakridge, in order to form a more perfect country, establish this Constitution to guarantee the preservation and protection of Justice, promote the general welfare of our residents, and secure the liberty of our participation in the governance of this town. All the residents and the Government of the Town of Oakridge will abide by these here set principles to play and unite as a town, the Town of Oakridge , hereinafter called Oakridge.
PREAMBLE
The Oakridge Town Council consists of 2 branches, the Executive and the Legislative. All laws passed by the Federal Government of the Commonwealth of Redmont are to be binding and enforceable within the bounds of the Town of Oakridge.
SECTION I. GOVERNMENT
Article I – The Executives of Oakridge shall consist of the Mayor and any departments which might be created through the legislative process. The Mayor shall have the power to veto any bill passed by the Town Council. The Council can override a Mayoral veto through a supermajority vote. Once a bill is vetoed by the mayor one of similar nature may not be proposed again for 14 days. The Town Council shall have the power to appoint or remove any of the Councillors / Town Council members in the Town Council and can remove the Mayor or Deputy Mayor with a Supermajority (excluding the vote of the person being removed).
Article II – The Legislature of Oakridge shall consist of a single, unicameral Town Council which will consist of Councillors, also known as Council Members. The Town Council shall have the power to author, propose, and pass laws on any topic through a majority of its members with the only stipulations that such legislation may not conflict with laws passed by the Federal Government of Redmont and any bill which intends to modify this Constitution must abide by the process outlined in Article III. Additionally, any resident of Oakridge may author legislation and petition the Town Council to consider it. The means by which the Town Council will consider legislation proposed to it through petition shall be established through law outside the Constitution.
Article III – Amendments to this Constitution Any bill which seeks to modify this Constitution must receive a supermajority vote from the Town Council.
SECTION II. DEPARTMENTS
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 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
b) Department of Urban Development
The Department of Urban Development is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) Creation of Government infrastructure, including commercial and residential structures.
(2) Management of public transport within Oakridge.
Leadership:
(1) Head of Urban Development
c) Department of Community Affairs
The Department of Community Affairs is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) Maintaining an active and satisfied Oakridge community.
(2) Holding regular Press Conferences with the public.
(3) Hosting events within the Town of Oakridge.
(4) Managing any social media accounts owned by the Town of Oakridge.
(5) Providing aid to citizens seeking to host their own events within the Town of Oakridge.
(6) Creating monthly approval ratings surveys for elected officials and major changes within the Town of Oakridge.
(7) Facilitation of guided tours throughout the Town of Oakridge.
Leadership:
(1) Head of Event Coordination
d) Oakridge Police Department
The Oakridge Police Department is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) Maintaining the peace and good order of the Town of Oakridge, through lawfully exercising its power equally to enforce the laws of the Town of Oakridge
(2) Providing security to Oakridge government officials and events
(3) Maintaining criminal records for local crimes within Oakridge
(4) Providing criminal records upon request (the requesting individual must be party to the record requested, or be a court ordered request) within 7 days.
Leadership:
(1) Sheriff
e) Department of Residence
The Department of Residence is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) Approving of residential structures or spaces built by the Department of Urban Development.
(2) Creation of building regulations, if approved by the Town Council and not overridden by an Act of Council.
(3) Maintenance and enforcement of building regulations.
(4) Management of evicted plot auctions within Oakridge.
Leadership:
(1) Head of Residence
f) Oakridge Postal Service
The Oakridge Postal Service is charged with the following powers and responsibilities:
(1) Responsible for the establishment and management of rented P.O (Post Office) deposit boxes.
(2) Responsible for the establishment and management of a Post Office building.
(3) Responsible for the regulation of the movement of packages from one place to another.
(4) The power to search any package(s) for items that are illegal under federal or local law.
(5) The power to refuse the shipment of items, excluding legal firearms and their accessories that have been shipped by an armorer, that may cause harm to the receiver or others around them.
Leadership:
(1) The Oakridge Postal Service shall not have a member of Town-Council as a department head but instead a mayor appointed “Postmaster General”, who shall be responsible for the daily operations and execution of the service.
SECTION III. ELECTORAL SYSTEM
Article V - a) A term of the Oakridge Town Council Advisor shall last for 2 months.
b) A term of the Oakridge Mayor shall last for 4 months. No person shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms as Oakridge Mayor.
Article VI - Elections will take place on the 30th of each assigned month (with the exception of February, which will take place on the 28th). The election will be handled by the Department of Internal Affairs to ensure the integrity of the election. During this time, the council or the mayor shall not be able to pass new bylaws, constitutional changes, or resolutions that may affect the new incoming mayor/council.
Article VII - All elected positions within Oakridge shall be elected by a majority of votes, that being 50%+1 or more. If no candidate receives a majority of votes in an election, a second election shall be held between the two candidates with the most votes in the first election. If there is only one candidate for any position, a vote of confidence shall be held for that candidate. The candidate must receive a majority of votes in favor, not counting undecided votes.
Article VIII - In the case that no citizen of Oakridge nominates themselves for an office in Oakridge, the incumbent holder of that Office shall be placed on the ballot. The ballot question shall be as follows; “Do you approve of [Incumbent] to remain as [Office Title]." If the Incumbent Officeholder does not attain a majority of votes cast in their vote of confidence, a new period of declarations shall be opened and a subsequent election held.
SECTION IV. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
The Resident of Oakridge has the following rights and freedoms added to the Redmont Rights and Freedoms:
Article IX - The Right to vote in the Town Council of Oakridge.
Article X - The Right to be an elected member of the Town Council of Oakridge.
Article XI - The right to keep and bear arms within town limits shall not be infringed. All weapons, excluding ‘MAD’ weapons, are able to be held in possession of the people of Oakridge. Citizens with the job title “armorer” are able to sell all weapons excluding ‘MAD’ weapons. A firearms license is still required to buy and sell weapons within the town. ‘MAD’ weapons are defined as mini-nukes and other weapons banned by Redmont.
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