Quote:V. THE LOCAL COUNCIL

Establishing home rule for the in-game rules for the region residents.

(1) The Local Council will be the local government of the in-game community, composed of three or more residents of the South Pacific, and will represent the interests of all players in the region, moderate the Regional Message Board, encourage activity on the gameside, and administrate itself (I recommend administered by The Delegate/MoC recommendations) on issues unique to the in-game community.

(2) The Local Council is entitled to self-administration within its jurisdiction on local issues, but may not pass laws or regulations that contradict this Charter or constitutional laws passed by the Assembly. To that end, the Assembly may not enact any law, nor the Cabinet deliver any directive, that is solely related to an issue local to the in-game community, except as done under the terms of this Charter. (jurisdiction removed, passing laws and regulations removed and transferred to the the South Pacific moderation and administration staff members)

(3) The Local Council may not be denied the authority to run regional polls, create and pin Dispatches, and to suppress messages on the Regional Message Board according to a standard moderation policy. (Dispatched should be under the Cabinet's or the Delegate's discretion, whereas moderation under the TSP moderation and administration staff) However, it may not alter the regional flags or tags, and may not send out mass telegrams, without the approval of the Delegate.

(4) To help promote inter-governmental relations, the Local Council may send a representative to the Assembly whose term must not exceed the Local Council’s. The method of selection will be decided by the Local Council. I think this has already been abandoned but I may be incorrect.