GTA:LS City Council
The council provides a wide variety of governance services to the city and server. The council is fully within roleplay, with minimal out of character interactions, therefore they will only deal with in-game problems, solutions and ideas/proposals. Council members can not vote in absence and must attend in order to cast a vote on proposed points and agenda points.
When the Council is refered to, this is a shortened version and the actual jurisdiction expands to the whole of Los Santos and the wider area of San Andreas Island. Extended version being Los Santos & San Andreas - City Council and Business Board.
Functions
The primary function of the council is to vote on decisions which affect the city (and surrounding areas). These decisions include but are not limited to the list below,
- New business and group proposals from citizens
- Introduction and changes of regulations as raised by councillors
- Current city problems and solutions as raised by councillors
- Funding and resource management (properties)
- Other orders of business as raised by councillors
Meetings
- Ordinary Meetings - At fixed dates/intervals the council will meet to vote and discuss the points proposed by council members.
- Emergency Meetings - Held at short notice to discuss city "critical" changes or issues. Must be approved by the chairperson or 50% of council members.
Members
The city council is comprised of a wide range of members with lots of skills and experiences. All members have equal say and votes are cast regularly on important topics.
The council has a Chairperson who steers the running order of the meetings and acts as a point of contact for members of the public. The current elected chairperson is Mr Norman Jones who can be contacted on #489-4703
Other than the chair, the council consists of:
- Government Officials (Developers)
- Business Owners (Stores, Restaurants & Dealerships)
- Legal Whitelisted Job Leaders (Police, NHS, NCA, Gruppe6, IOPC)
- Independently Elected Officials.