This issue in the budget currently being prepared for 2006 has engendered a variety of opinions. Since we hope to present a budget for approval at the Wednesday meeting of the RA, I'm posting this here so that opinions can narrow down to clear options which the RA can decide between at the meeting.
As can be seen from the forum discussions on this topic, no clear and simple characteristic distinguishes politicians and statespeople from bureaucratic laborers. Therefore, for the purpose of developing a spare, cautious budget, this proposal draws a distinction between (1) those who hold offices of decision-making authority in one of the three branches of government, and (2) those whose role is to perform the labor that enables those branches to happen, but who must receive their direction from members of (1). I propose that for the short term, members of (1) receive no compensation, while members of (2) receive some (necessarily) small monthly amount. At this phase of our evolution, its seems entirely possible and appropriate that one person may hold a paying job and a non-paying job.
City Government of Neualtenburg
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Representative Assembly (RA)
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Leader of the RA (LRA) n/p
Members of the RA n/p
Secretary/Archivist of the RA /p @ 1000/mon
The Guild (AC)
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Guildmaster n/p
Masters and Apprentices n/p
Treasurer/Estate Manager /p @ 1000/mon
Webmaster /p @ 1000/mon
Scientific Council (SC)
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Dean n/p
Professors n/p
Secretary/Archivist of the SC /p @ 1000/mon
As written, this proposal entails expenditures of L$4000/month for human resources. Since this is our first ever budget, I suggest that this matter be examined again after June 30 to determine whether it meets the needs appropriately.
Sudane