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+++ contact_person [2026/01/19 14:11] (current) – [ROLE OF THE CONTACT PERSON] admin
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 ====== ROLE OF THE CONTACT PERSON ======
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 ===== Overview =====
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   * **Formalization:** Instituted on October 3 2625 alongside ratification of the [[first_constitution|First Constitution]].
-  * **Purpose:** Provide a single point of coordination for emerging settlements—overseeing public works, dispute resolution, and liaison with the central government.
+  * **Purpose:** Provide a single point of coordination for emerging settlements — overseeing public works, dispute resolution, and liaison with the central government.
 ===== Democratic Foundations =====
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   * Convene and chair community assemblies to debate local policy and resource allocation.
-  * Mediate civil disputes under the Civil Code; refer criminal cases to [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]].
 **Council Representation:**
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   * Organize defense and relief efforts during emergencies (e.g., tribal clashes, natural disasters).
-  * Coordinate logistics for critical supplies—food, medicine, and building materials.
+  * Coordinate logistics for critical supplies — food, medicine, and building materials.
+===== Quarterly Council Sessions =====
+Every three months, all five Contact Persons convened with the Settler’s Council in [[New Kourou]]. These sessions combined legislative ratification and judicial appeals:
+==== Submission of Local Proposals ====
+  * Each Contact Person presented their settlement’s top three referendum-approved measures.
+==== Presentation of Council Proposals ====
+  * Councilors unveiled new draft laws and amendments for local ratification.
+==== Judicial Appeals Hearing ====
+  * Major criminal or civil appeals from local Guarding Trooper stations were adjudicated by the Council, with the appellant’s Contact Person acting as liaison.
+==== Scheduling & Deliberation ====
+Settler-originated measures already approved locally were formally adopted; council-drafted bills were scheduled for immediate two-week local referenda. After the session, Contact Persons returned home to:
+  * Organize Local Referenda: Two-week ballots overseen by [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]].
+  * Certify & Report Results: Station Commanders validated outcomes and forwarded them back to the Council.
+  * Enact & Publish: Measures winning a simple majority were entered into the Statute Roll, posted at each Community Center, and dispatched by courier.
 ===== Office & Logistics =====
-  * **Location:** Housed in the settlement’s Community Center — the administrative hub for public records and meetings.
+  * **Location:** Housed in the settlement’s [[community_center|Community Center]] — the administrative hub for public records and meetings.
   * **Staffing:** Minimal — typically one clerk or scribe; most duties performed directly by the Contact Person.
   * **Support Network:** Relied on local entrepreneurs, institution heads, and respected elders to implement decisions.
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 ===== Legacy & Transition =====
-  * **Beta → [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]:** Following the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] and creation of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] in 2632, the Contact Person role evolved into the municipal mayoralty, with a professionalized Office of the [[mayors|Mayor]] under settlement-level [[federal_sheriff|Sheriff’s Offices]].
+  * **Beta → [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]:** Following the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] and creation of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] in 2632, the Contact Person role evolved into the municipal mayoralty, with a professionalized Office of the [[mayors|Mayor]].
-  * **Institutional Influence:** Early practices—annual elections, direct accountability, and community assemblies — shaped the Free State’s successor governance systems and remain commemorated in Federation civic ceremonies.
+  * **Institutional Influence:** Early practices — annual elections, direct accountability, and community assemblies — shaped the Free State’s successor governance systems and remain commemorated in Federation civic ceremonies.
 ===== Related Pages & Further Information =====
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   * [[beta_age|Beta Age]]
   * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
+  * [[community_center|Community Center]]
   * [[the_human_legal_and_governmental_system_in_the_beta_age|Exohuman governmental and legal system in the Beta Age]]
   * [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] (Gamma Age)