(08-26-2020, 05:59 PM)Somyrion Wrote: Okay, here's a draft. I went for something that's as simple as possible while aligning as closely as possible to the expressed preferences of everyone who's been involved in this thread. Incorporates the following:

• Separating culture and integration, as we basically all agreed
  
• No separate departments -- as much as they sound cool, it means another new structure and accompanying bit of complexity that honestly isn't worth it right now
  
• Seraph's desire to stop using "affairs" (also because without "Defense" we have two MAs)
  
• Prarie's idea of putting graphics with engagement
  
• Phoenix's desire for a separate body for media
  
• Rabbitz's desire for a full ministry for media as opposed to a department
  
• Viet's point that integration includes dispatches, guides, themes, etc. and is really about infrastructure
  

The Charter of the Coalition of the South Pacific Wrote:VI. THE EXECUTIVEEstablishing an executive branch consisting of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

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(2) The Cabinet will consist of ministers with the following portfolios: Foreign Affairs, Regional Affairs, and Military Affairs Culture, Engagement, Media, and Defense.

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Minister of Regional Affairs

(7) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be responsible for promoting regional and forum activity, integrating new players into the forums, organizing cultural events, and communicating with the world about the South Pacific’s activities.Minister of Culture

(7) The Minister of Culture will be responsible for supporting the roleplay community and organizing regional cultural activities, events, and exchanges.

Minister of Engagement

(8) The Minister of Engagement will be responsible for recruiting and integrating new players into the Coalition's government and community, maintaining public infrastructure such as dispatches and other guides, setting unified presentation standards, and providing graphics to the government and citizens of the Coalition.

Minister of Media

(9) The Minister of Media will be responsible for overseeing the regular publication of news and other media in the South Pacific.

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Minister of Military AffairsDefense

(11) The Minister of Military AffairsDefense will be the civilian leader of the armed forces of the Coalition, the South Pacific Special Forces. In conjunction with a group of Generals, the Minister of Military AffairsDefense will be responsible for the defense of the Coalition, building military activity, and conducting military operations.

(12) The Minister of Military AffairsDefense may elect to establish an intelligence office, in equal coordination with the Council on Regional Security.

Enabling Resolution Wrote:

Assembly Resolution on the Effect of the Amendment to Article VI of the Charter
A resolution postponing the establishment of the Ministries of Engagement, Culture, and Media

The Assembly of the Coalition of the South Pacific resolves the following upon passage of the Amendment to Article VI of the Charter:

(1) The Amendment to Article VI of the Charter shall not enter into effect until the commencement of the next Cabinet elections.

(2) The incumbent Minister of Regional Affairs shall complete the rest of their term.

(3) The Minister of Integration Affairs shall be elected in accordance with the Election Act and coincide with the election of all other Cabinet ministers. 

Ooh, this looks good! Only query - what's the point for Article 3 of the Resolution? There isn't a Minister of Integration Affairs, and their election should be with everyone else's, which seems obvious.