Bill: Draft Willow Government Wages Act

[EmeraldGuuy]

A
BILL
TO

Set Government Wages for the Town of Willow​

The residents of Willow, through their elected representatives in the Council and the force of law ordained to that Council by the people through the Willow Constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the Willow Government Wages Act.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by EmeraldGuuy LemonRollz.

2 - Reasons
(1) Current Willow Government employees are not being paid for their work they are dedicating to the town.

(2) Willow also needs a system for the future, this act helps establish that.

3 - Principles
(a) Apolitical. Salary adjustments must be based on objective factors such as relative workload, fair remuneration, and demand. Salaries must not be withheld for political advantage.

(b) Comparative. Comparable work performed across the public service must receive comparable levels of remuneration.

4 - Definitions
(a) Salary. The amount of money per 15 minute interval of active playtime that an individual receives from the Government (external to appropriations).

(b) Active Playtime. As defined by Staff.

5 - Pay Scales
(a) The following pay scales establish a basic legislative framework outlining responsibilities associated with each salary level to inform positional assignment.

(c) Assignment of positions to salary levels may be raised or lowered outside of the responsibility descriptor when taking into account required in-game activity, relative workload compared to other public service positions, leadership and institutional responsibilities, necessary skills, demand, receipt of commission, and the level of public scrutiny.

Level	Salary	Characteristics	Occupations
0	Commission	Fully commission-based roles; pay tied entirely to outcomes. Typically for volunteer or special roles. May be issued alongside a retainer wage level.
1	$80	Leaders of Government Branches. High responsibility, management, and governance. Significant on-and-off-server work.	Mayor
2	$70	Members of peak bodies within government branches. High responsibility, active management and governance, some off-server work.	Deputy Mayor
3	$60	Members of peak bodies within government branches. High responsibility, active management and governance, some off-server work.	Commissioner
4	$50	Middle management of departments. Large responsibility, some management.	Executive Officers
5	$40	Standard government employees. Some responsibility, no management.	Members of the Civic Engagement, Development, Legal Affairs, and Commerce areas of the executive
6	$30	Entry-level employees. Minimal responsibility, routine tasks, no management or governance.