Spurian Council By-Laws

Section I - General Operating Procedures

1. All matters dealt with by the council are handled by consensus.

A consensus is an opinion or position reached by a group as a whole.

When matters dictate, a formal "vote" can be utilized to resolve issues.

2. A consensus is considered valid only when reached by a quorum.

A quorum is the minimal number of members of the council, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business. (To date we have considered a quorum to be at least 3 members. This will of course change as we add members).
A quorum must consist of an odd number of members. Decisions reached by an even number of members will not be considered valid.

3. All permanent members have equal place on this council and information will be shared equally.

New members do not have a formal ˇ§voteˇ¨ until after completing their probationary period.

All members will ensure any scrolls regarding official Council business are addressed to all members.

When acting in an official capacity with non-council members a courtesy copy should be sent to the council members.

Section II - Council Membership

1. Active council membership will be maintained at a minimum of 5 to 7 Spurian Citizens, but never an even number of citizens. This does not include Merchant Guild representatives or other more formal government officials.
2. No formal temple representatives (High Priest or other formal positions within a temple) may hold a council seat.
3. New members are recommended and presented by seated members and are added only by standing consensus rules.
4. New members will be considered probationary for their first 6 elven months.

Section III - Council Meetings

1. Members will attend formal open to the public meetings on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each elven month at 8 pm.
2. Members will attend one closed door (council members only) meeting on the 1st Friday of each elven month at 8 pm. Members will attempt to attend ˇ§emergencyˇ¨ meetings as necessary. Meeting dates can be adjusted for specific racial holidays as needed.
3. Any member absent from 3 or more bi-weekly meetings in a row, without prior written notice provided to all members, will be removed from the council and replaced.
4. In the event a member will be unable to attend 3 or more meetings in a row they must send a scroll to ALL council members stating an approximately expected date of return.

1. All council members have an equal place and an equal say in all matters brought before them. Formal positions will be established only for administrative reasons.
2. Formal administrative positions may be added as needed.

3. A formal Secretary will be appointed within the council.

An Alternate Secretary will be appointed in the event the Secretary is unable to attend a meeting.

The Secretary will be responsible for posting meeting minutes of each open to the public meeting within the city post office.

The Secretary will be responsible for sending, both open and closed door, meeting minutes by scroll to all council members, regardless of attendance.

4. A formal Public Relations person or Records keeper will be appointed within the council.

This person will be responsible for posting public notices regarding changes in the date/time of the open to the public meetings as well as additional emergency meetings or town meetings.

The person will be responsible for maintaining a formal roster of all council members and their scribes contact information.

This person will be responsible for maintaining information regarding Attendance and leaves of absence as well as anticipated dates of returns.

They will inform the council when members have missed 3 or more meetings in a row in order to proceed with replaced member procedures.

Spur's first sewer system was a crude affair, consisting of a system of channels which dumped waste into a fissure opening into a cavern of unknown size, which was simply assumed to be a large hole. It was rumored that nightmare creatures were seen to creep out from this fissure from time to time, but those rumors were played down by the officials as being bad for trade. As the Spur grew and became prosperous, the open channels became more and more of an eyesore and embarrassment, and it became nearly impossible to play down the increasing number of reports of strange creatures and disappearing townsfolk. At last, bowing to popular pressure (the Thieves' Guild members marched on the governor's mansion en masse, because they couldn't get to the guild when the channels backed up) the governor hired a contingent of Hithual miners to dig a proper sewer system.

The miners who were commissioned to dig the tunnels found quite a surprise awaiting them under the Spur. An underground cavern of great size was discovered, and a lake which, although generations of refuse had poured into it, was fresh and pure. But, because of the mysterious magickal properties of this underground lake, some of the garbage had somehow taken on a life of its own, creating such abominations as living slime. While the sewage couldn't pollute the lake, it seemed that it could come back to haunt those who dumped it. Many Hithuals never returned from their trips into the cavern, and to this day a trip into the sewers of the Spur can be a deadly experience.

Great mages were called upon to destroy the menaces in the cavern, and once the sewer system was completed, the entrances were sealed off to prevent the escape of any new horrors. It is even rumored that, occasionally, otherworldly guardians and strange magical beasts find their way from an eerie island in the underground lake, where legends tell of a great jewel set upon a pedestal, and a portal through which these otherworldly creatures come. Great rewards and great treasure have been gained by those who have braved these dangers to explore the sewers, but it usually means extra business for the temples too.