Organization and Governance
The town is governed by a Town Council comprised of all residents of the town. The official meeting place of the Town Council is the Gyldenfeld Commons, a grassy area just north of the crossroads. The Town Council acts as the decision-making body of the town.

• Each resident of the town is a member of the council.
• Each council member is accorded one vote.
• The Town Council shall meet once a month, being the first Sunday of every month, at 9pm EST in the Commons.
• Votes must be made in person and cannot be given by proxy or agent.
• A quorum of 70% of the Town Council must be present for votes to be official and binding.
• Votes will be decided by a simple majority.
• The council can amend or change the Town Charter by official vote in a council meeting.
• For non-residents who frequent the town, they may band together and choose a fellow non-resident amongst them to represent them in the town council. This representative will be accorded one vote. If for some reason the representative becomes a town resident, they must cede their position as the non-resident representative. Furthermore, the non-residents may choose another representative at any time.

The Town Council will elect a Mayor every 3 months. The primary role of the Mayor is to act as a functionary for events, call scheduled meetings to order and, if necessary, act as a representative when parlaying with other towns or groups.

• The Mayor must be a town resident and council member.
• Calls scheduled meetings to order at Gyldenfeld Commons.
• Represents the town on behalf of the Town Council. May not make treaty without prior council approval.
• Conducts votes during council meetings, counts votes and announces official results.
• Serves a term of 3 months; no maximum number of terms, but only two terms consecutively.
• May be removed from office for failing to appear consecutively at town meetings.

• The home must be in the same physical, geographical locale as the town.
  
• The homeowner agrees to be bound by Town Charter upon being recognized as a resident of the town.
• If a home changes ownership to a non-resident, the new owner must petition for residency anew.
• If a resident moves away from the town, they will no longer be considered a resident, but may still be a member of the town as a non-resident.
• A town resident may have their residency status removed from the town by vote of the Town Council; this action may be undertaken for gross inactivity, defamation of the town or other uncivic acts.

• Roleplaying is self-elective and never required.
• No guild shall officially represent the town.
• The town will not maintain a standing army; those who wish to defend the town against monsters, brigands and other threats may volunteer as militia.
• The town will have no official governmental buildings; the Gyldenfeld Commons is the formal meeting place of the Town Council and official town business will be conducted there.
• There is no taxation in Gyldenfeld, hence no town treasury either.
• There is no judicial system in Gyldenfeld; disputes between residents should be settled by the involved parties outside of the town's governmental framework.
• The town shall remain neutral in the affairs of other towns and organizations lest the Town Council votes and approves a statement. Such statements are to remain true to the Town Charter.
• There are no official positions within the government save Town Council members and the Mayor.

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