Charter Amendment to Simplify a Declaration of Crisis
Preamble: Simplifying a Declaration of Crisis.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE DISTRICT OF PROMINENCE COUNCIL HERE ASSEMBLED THAT,
SECTION 1
Article VI Section I of the District Charter currently reads,
“The Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall have the ability to declare a crisis, known as a Declaration of Crisis (DoS). The District Council shall also have the ability to declare a crisis with a supermajority (⅘) vote. A crisis may be declared in response to a legitimate emergency, threat, crisis or other type of danger. The Mayor may not declare a crisis to use as a political leverage and it shall be illegal to declare a crisis to blackmail or coerce another person or multiple people. It shall additionally be illegal to blackmail or coerce the Mayor into declaring a crisis.”
SECTION 2
Article VI Section I of the District Charter shall now read,
“A Declaration of Crisis (DoS) may be declared by authorized individuals in response to a crisis, threat, or any severe danger deemed necessary. Authorized individuals with the ability to Declare Crisis is the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, and the District Council if a supermajority (⅘) vote is met. It shall be unlawful to declare a crisis with personal or malicious intent. In addition, it shall be unlawful to blackmail, bribe, or coerce any individual with the authority to declare a crisis into doing so.”
SECTION 3
This District Ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon passing the legal processes as described by the District Charter.
Respectfully submitted to the District Council of the District of Prominence.
CHIEF SPONSOR
Councilmember, Plainsp
COSPONSOR(S)
Deputy Mayor, legaalsp
Chairperson skelet_n
Councilmember, T_xom
Councilmember, AT0M3S