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Thanks to everyone who attended the 26th Dunes Council meeting!

Attendance

• Dunes Council
  • Present: AnvilFrost, CadrienK, Darbooma, Mjfurman16, nmjk, Obsidious_D, vK_InFaMy
  • Absent (IRL): DrLolzworth
• Visiting Officials
  • Mason97m, Event Organizer for Brickton Council

Agenda

1. Meeting introduction, guidelines
2. Council elections
3. Judge applications
4. Sand Dunes books
5. Lords Day event and ideas
6. Possibility of new alliances — feedback?
7. Formalizing the Dunes Task Force (vote)
8. Builder of the Week (Info)
9. Dunian of the Week (Info)
10. Announcements
11. Welcoming new residents
12. Q&A / Community Issues
13. Post-Meeting Shenanigans

1. Meeting introduction, guidelines

Business as usual. Confirmed that the required numbers of Council and residents were present, so the meeting is legal and official.

2. Council elections

#DunesVotes! This weekend, April 11-12, is the time to place your ballot for the next council elections. Results should be confirmed and published by the end of Monday, assuming the electoral officials are availible.Thanks to everyone who has already voted, and good luck to the candidates! See the #DunesVotes post for more instructions.

UPDATE: Ballots are now closed! Results here.

3. Judge applications

Judge terms coincide with council terms. The first job any council has is to appoint judges for their term. Those interested can fill out an application at the judge application post. The deadline for applications is at the end of Tuesday, and the new council will make their decision at the next meeting.

4. Sand Dunes books

At the most recent cross-district meeting it was agreed that every district would write a book explaining what makes their district unique. We want to give everyone in the Dunes a chance to participate in the writing of our book. Those who wish to participate can deposit a book at the Dunes Embassy before the 29th of April. See the post about this for more details!

5. Lords Day event and ideas

Mason97m from the Brickton council visited to tell us about the Lords Day Event. This will include a play and a feast for the entire city. They wish to incorporate other regions into the event, and all of the Dunes is invited. If anyone has any ideas for how the Dunes can participate, or would like to volunteer, please contact a councilmember! Brickton would like us to have things planed out by the 18th, so the the council looks forward to your ideas.

6. Possibility of new alliances — feedback?

In response to the re-negotiation of the alliance between the Dunes and the Barrens, in addition to the recently-announced tri-coloor alliance, the Barrens has proposed a "Sand Friends and Clay Pals" triple alliance of the Dunes, Barrens, and Brickton. We won't move forward with this until the new council session, but are interested in the people's thoughts on the matter.

Q: Does this mean we wil get bricks in our pallette?
A: Unlikely. (But we do already have clay.)

Q: Does this make the dunes Sand Friends or Clay Pals?
A: We never decided that we are just one of those; Maybe we are both "sand friends" and "clay pals"!

7. Formalizing the Dunes Task Force (vote)

Due to an oversight (on nmjk's part), the Dunes Task Force has not previously been formalized, which has meant that Malvar_The_Great, Acting Chief of the DTF, has had to operate without an official mandate. The following mandate was proposed:

• The official law enforcement of the Sand Dunes is the Dunes Task Force.
• The DTF is responsible for protecting Dunian citizens and the enforcement of Dunian laws.
• The DTF's jurisdiction is limited to the Dunes unless given special permission by the Dunes Council.
• No other law enforcement group may act within the Dunes without permission from the Dunes Council.
• The DTF must enforce all Dunian laws equally and efficiently, with minimum force.
• The DTF is to be headed by the Chief and the Lieutenant Chief.
• The Chief of the DTF is in charge of directing investigations, interviewing/appointing officers, and organizing DTF actions.
• The Chief is appointed to the Dunes Council, and there is no limit to the Chief's time in office.
• The Chief may be removed from the position if they are no longer capable of the responsibilities.
• The Chief/Lieutenant is responsible for informing the Dunes when there are significant issues.

Q: What is the process to be appointed part of the DTF?
A: DTF officers are considered based on traits and qualities that express their overall concern for the safety of the district. If you want to join the DTF and exhibit these traits, you will be given a trial period as an officer.

Q: Do we report excessive use of force or wrongful acts on the part of officers to the Chief of the DTF?
A: Yes, if you have evidence of excessive force by a DTF officer, then please talk to Malvar_The_Great about it, and measures will be taken in response. The DTF is meant to protect, not hurt, the citizens.

Q: With the new mandate, does this mean that Malvar_The_Great has to be officially voted into his office as Chief?
A: Malvar_The_Great has already been approved by the Dunes Council to be Acting Chief. In the interest of continuity, it seems reasonable to formalize his position as Chief, but that decision will be left for the next Council, hopefully to be made official next week.

At this point the residents of the Dunes were asked to vote regarding the DTF Mandate (above).

The Mandate has been approved.

8. Builder of the Week

This week's Builder of the Week is Malvar_The_Great, at Southeast Red 3, at x:470, z:635. He also wins a 5 gold bar award! Make sure to stop by and check out the build.

Want to know more about Builder of the Week? Information here!

9. Dunian of the Week

This is segment recognizes outstanding members of the Dunes community who show great character, courtesy, good RP, and are overall nice people.

This week's Dunian of the Week is nmjk, of East Purple 1! A statue will be built in her honour on Darbooma's plot at West Purple 1, at x:440, z:540.

Want to know more about Dunian of the Week? Information here!

10. Announcements

(none this week)

11. Welcoming new/returning residents

Council welcomes new residents each week! We'll do our very best to include every new Dunian resident at each meeting. If you see these folks around, make sure to welcome them!

• MassiveTransfer (North Red 1)
• Firepharoah (Southwest Orange 2)
• Brad1120 (West Orange 4)
• LavaBeaver (West Red 2)

12. Q&A / Community Issues

Q: Garil and Darbooma moved that nmjk be given the honourary title of Batman.
A: A lot of people seemed to be in favour of the motion. nmjk could not be reached for comment. >_>

13. Post-Meeting Shenanigans

All the attendees gathered for a community group hug after the meeting. It was pretty awesome.

Questions? Corrections?

Please let me know! And watch for the meeting/agenda post for next week's meeting, coming soon.