Polaris City Council

Polaris City Council
Headquarters	Polaris Harborfront Center
Languages	English
Membership	Polaris City Government
- leader	Kenny B. Kratz,Mayor, Annalie Reed Deputy Mayor, Gary Bell Speaker of the Municipal Assembly
- members	59 Council Members
Establishment	1994
- early times	1995-1997
- official start	January 3, 2011
Website	http://cityofpolaris.co.aq/council

Polaris City Council is the bicameral, partisan legislative body presiding over the City of Polaris. The Council has 59 Council Members, and is presided over by the City's Mayor, Kenny Kratz. The Polaris City Council is one of the, if not the, most organized city councils, and operates on a budget of approximately 15.5 billion pebbles. The council was created in 1994, and was officially approved and adopted by the city in 1997. Polaris is one of only a few cities that allow members to align with a political party. Unlike most municipal governments, partisanship is preserved. There are currently fifty five Democratic Party members, two Continental Union Party members, and one conservative in the lower house, the Municipal Assembly. The Executive Board comprises of 21 members, elected every 8 years.

History

City Commission (1882-1913)

Prior to 1913, the entirety of Polaris was governed by the Polaris City Commission, which was created 1882 by the original founder of the city itself. The commission comprised of 10 elected members, who shared equal power. Every 4 years, the commission elects a Mayor, who possesses power above that of the others. The city commission was headquartered at the Connery Square Hall, built in 1879, and stood at 402 ft.

The Commission would rule from the founding of the city to the Khanzenian occupations. It was wrought with corruption, scandals, and fraud. The citizenry (about three thousand in the 1880s and about fifteen thousand by Khanzem) wanted change.

Naughtzee Polaris (1913-1945)

See also: Kingfish1928

When Khanzem toppled the High Penguin Confederacy in 1913, Polaris was immediately targeted by Whoot for domination. It was not because the city was large or notable, but rather, because it was in such a magnificently strategic place for war.

The Khanzem Reich blasted through Polaris in 1915. The city did not put up a fight, simply because they did not care. After the surrendered, Whoot looked for a loyal Naugtzee to lead the new "Penguins' Realm of the Polar Islands", a puppet state dominated entirely by Khanzem.

Kingfish was a rapid consolidator of power, and, as was Whoot's beliefs, assumed complete and absolute authority over the city. The Khanzem Reich...

To be continued

Liberal Revolution (1942-1944)

Up until 1942, Polaris was a very conservative city, which led to city-wide bans on Cream Soda. In 1945, the so-called Liberal Revolution took place. The government of Polaris, ruled by Kingfish was heavily criticized by many aristocrats, businessmen, and many other Polarians. Following a law which put all private possessions and properties within the city under government hands. Many property owners were angered over this, and formed the Polarian Democratic Party, which exists today. About 70% of Polaris' population took to the streets at the Kingfish Complex, demanding change in the government. Riot police were brought in to assist the government, but were no use. When the conservative government workers and Kingfish fled the city via air, the Kingfish Complex was stormed, and a new, liberal government installed.

This then prompted a municipal election, in which the first Democratic Party members were elected. At that time, the city's governance system remained the same, though old officials were forced out. By 1951, Polaris went from Antarctica's second most Conservative city, to its most Liberal one. The mayor imposed very liberal policies on his citizens as well.

Reform of Polarian Government (1945-present)

Since 1945, only Democratic Party members have been elected, due to their high approval ratings. The average approval rating of Democratic mayors was 88% from 1951 to the present day. The Polaris City Commission also had high approval ratings as well. Soon enough, commerce, growth and expansion of Polaris skyrocketed as a result. The Polaris City Commission also passed new City Charters,repealing the charters of 1882 and 1917, which at that time were the last times when the Polaris City Laws were changed. The Polarians rejoiced, and were pleased with the progress of Polaris' future.

Polaris was considered the city with the highest-quality of life, with many shops, restaurants, festivals, street fairs and parks. The success and growth of the city of Polaris is accredited to the Polaris City Council. The city council operates on one of the largest budgets in Antarctica, which totals to about 63.5 billion Fish in 2011 alone.

The Polaris City Council

Municipal Assembly

The Municipal Assembly is the largest out of the two houses in the Polaris City Council, though it is officially noted as the city government's lower council. The Municipal Assembly was formerly the sole governing body of the city of Polaris, up until the introduction of the Executive Board, in a law introduced by then-Mayor Vernon Miller in 1946. The Municipal Assembly is the origin of the majority of all laws, with the exception of Executive Bills, which are bills that are put directly into the hands of the Executive Board. The Municipal Assembly holds municipal elections every three years. Although each Representative has term limits, Representatives may run for office for as many terms as they please. The Municipal Assembly is led by Gary Bell, the Speaker of the House of the Municipal Assembly, who is elected by the Assembly and the Board every five years.

The Municipal Assembly is regarded by many politicians as a very polarized one, as many liberal policies, such as the City Health Act, which offers universal health care to the citizens of Polaris, are usually passed by the Municipal Assembly. Conservative ones are usually blocked or voted down, such as the proposal to cut the city's budget in half, due to the ideologies and constituents of the elected members.

Meetings and hearings for the Municipal Assembly are held at least three times per day.The first session lasts from 9:30 to 11:30 AM, the second is from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. The third, lasts from 4:30 to 6:00 PM. During each session, debates take place, and bills are introduced and voted on. Meetings and hearings are broadcaster on P-GOV, a city-owned joint-venture government channel, that televises all the debates of the MA. The Assembly also has a reputation for having at least 95% of the Representatives at each of the sessions. Representatives have set vacation dates, which are December 15th to January 7th, March 12th to March 18th, June 29 to July 15th and finally, September 1st to September 7th each year.

The MA, by Polaris City Charter, may not pass any laws without the presence of the Mayor and Speaker of the House, if not, all passing of laws are halted until the Mayor or Deputy Mayor returns. In 2005,then-Mayor Sancho Monte Captio introduced a bill repealing this law, but, was not passed by the MA at first.

The Municipal Assembly's main job is to help govern the city's financial assets, healthcare, roads and infrastructure, and city morale and recreation. This is done with a group of small committees within the Municipal Assembly. Each of the committees share five Committee Rooms, located on the 6th floor of the Polaris Harborfront Center's Central Tower.

Ward	Councillor	Party	Term Started
Mayor	Kenny Kratz	Polaris Democratic Party	January 21st,2011-present
Polaris Island-North	Theodore Guttierez	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
Polaris Island-North/Deputy Mayor	Annalie Reed	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Polaris Island-Central	Alexander Macintosh	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Polaris Island-Central	Amelia Gonzalez	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd,2006-present
Polaris Island-South	Arthur Adelie	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1996-present
Polaris Island-South	Michael Dupont	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd 2000-present
Polaris Hills-National Island	Phillip Taylor	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd 2006-present
Polaris Hills-National Island	Valerie Kremlin	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
Karlsburg-Newtonville	Albert Wong	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1996-present
Karlsburg-Newtonville	Kim Albano	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Jackson Point-Cleary Beach	Tyler Smith	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Jackson Point-Cleary Beach	Vernon Vanderbilt	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Union Harbor	Aidan Sandal	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Union Harbor	Camden Ford	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Nichols Field	Michelle DuPree	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
Nichols Field	Martin Harbor	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Alton West	Robert Shorton	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Alton West	John Wong	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
Alton East	Dallas Tyler	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1990-present
Alton East/Speaker of the Council	Gary Bell	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1987-present
Victory Hill	Monica Linley	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1984-present
Victory Hill	Fredrick Banner	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
French Quarter	Vincent Dupec	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1996-present
French Quarter	Emily Le Blanc	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Cambellford-North	Edgar Brown	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd,2009-present
Cambellford-North	Natasha Dashmore	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Cambellford-South	Beverly James	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Cambellford-South	Andrew Phillips	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Capitol District	Kris Flemming	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Capitol District	Matthew Nashville	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Harborlands	Clara Chow	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Harborlands	Liam Arkinson	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Lakeshore Bay	Alexander Kale	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Lakeshore Bay	Brian Allister	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Battleford-North	Branson Fennel	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Battleford North	Walter Peppers	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Battleford-South	Derek Duncan	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Battleford-South	David Hampton	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Oakton Ridges	Harvey Wells	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd,2009-present
Oakton Ridges	Tanya Oka	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Greenfield	Allen Mason	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Greenfield	Darren Delunkin	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
Polaris Islands Districts	Hailey Hainsworth	Continental Union Party	January 3rd, 1996-present
Polaris Islands Districts	Garrett Vilamor	Continental Union Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Rogerston	Nancy Nectar	Conservative Action Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Rogerston	Mark Ellsworth	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Memorial Park	Sandra Miller	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Memorial Park	Jake Well	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Fort Polaris-West Halton	Jeremiah Dulles	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Fort Polaris-West Halton	Christine Argon	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Bellingford Islands-Polaris Bay	John Michell	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Bellingford Islands-Polaris Bay	Luis Temple	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Williamson	Nathan Frezanofski	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Williamson	James Calbana	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd,2006-present
Hartford Island	Jared Mill	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Hartford Island	Kelsey Saba	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1996-present
Sugar Bay	Winston McOllis	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Sugar Bay	Fran Bonn	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Wellington Ridge	Calvin Nako	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd 2000-present
Wellington Ridge	James Takahara	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2003-present
Salmon River	June Dakin	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1993-present
Salmon River	Manny Dakada	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd,2000-present
Salmon River	George Ramesan	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2009-present
Sachetville	Maria Filmore	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2006-present
Sachetville	Bethany James-Wilson	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2000-present
Clarktown	Cassandra Koudrais	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1987-present
Clarktown	Trisha Tabon	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1990-present

Executive Board

The Executive Board the upper-most house of the Polaris City Council. The Polaris Executive Board is elected by the citizens of Polaris every eight years. Unlike the Municipal Assembly, Executive Councillors may only serve two terms, due to term limit laws imposed by previous sessions of the PCC.The Executive Board is comprised of 20 Executive Councillors and is lead by a Chairman, who is currently Michael Rockford. The Chairman is elected by the Board every four years, with the consent of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The Chairman and Vice Chairman can replace tye Mayor and Vice Mayor if either or both are away. The Executive Board, is mistaken as a City Commission, but this has been falsified. Polaris has a bicameral legislature, after a city-wide referendum.

Like the MA, the Executive Board helps make important desicions within the Polarian city government. The MA dIffers from the EB, as the Assenbly handles mainly day-tp-day governing, while the Board helps pass laws. As a result of this, the Executive Board classifies each proposal, depending on content, whether it can be handled by the only the MA, the MA and EB jointly or just the EB. This practice is known to save time and money with the Polarian government itself.

The Executive Board also possesses more powers than that of those in the Assembly. The Executive Board members each have the right to veto a bill. If at least 11 councillors veto a bill, it cannot be advanced. But, the Assembly can vote to override this veto, and direct it straight to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. This can also be done vice versa.The Executive Board has a daily quorum of at least 18 councillors. If a vote takes place, and only 17 or less Councillors are present, the votes of the absent councillors are ceded to the majority by default, under Polaris City Charters.However,this practice is discouraged, after an Executive Councillor, John Mack, deliberately booked a flight for 14 of the so-called "liberal" Councillors to Club Penguin City, during a vote. John Mack was a Conservative Party member, who wanted to bar the City Education Act from passing. As a result, the bill was blocked, 4-2 with the present Councillors. In addition, another 14 votes were added to the majority, thus 18-2. Two days later,a taped conversation cught John Mack in the act. Thusly, Mack was impeached by the Executive Board, 17-2, with one absent.

Ward	Councillor	Party	Term Started
Chairman of the Executive Board	Michael Rockford	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3,1997-present
Vice Chairman of the Executive Board	Timothy Hickory	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Dana Manago	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Matthew Smithson	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Jaden Kernel	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Allen Carson	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Andrew Nasaga	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Kevin Lee Chiu	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Daniel Wong	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Kris De Leon	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Ashley Ponce	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Charlotte Nevada	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	William J. Marco	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Cameron Phillips	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Elliot Logan	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Jason Demaz	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Cara Lee	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	John Lehman	Independent (caucusing with Polaris Democratic Party)	January 3rd, 2005-present
Executive Councillor	Emily McPherson	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present
Executive Councillor	Simon Williams	Polaris Democratic Party	January 3rd, 1997-present

List of districts

• Polaris Island-North
• Polaris Island-Central
• Polaris Island South
• Polaris Hills-National Island
• Karlsburg-Newtonville
• Jackson Point-McCleary Beach
• Union Harbor
• Nichols Field
• Alton West
• Alton East
• Victory Hill
• French Quarter
• Cambellford-North
• Cambellford-South
• Capitol District
• Harborlands
• Lakeshore Bay
• Batteford-West
• Battleford-North
• Oakton Ridges
• Greenfield
• Polaris Islands District
• Rogerston
• Memorial Park
• Fort Polaris-Western Halton
• Snowy Point

Committees

Committees are comprised of both city councillors and voluntary citizens, who are free to sign up for any the committees. However, committee members must have a college degree and must be over the age of 18, under Polaris City Act 00-18A, an ordinance passed by the city council. Each committee is headed by one of the 58 members, including the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor.

• Public Safety Committee
• Health Committee
• Public Works Committee
• Economic Development Committee
• Parks and Green Space Committee
• Budget Committee
• City Growth Plan Committee
• City Recreation Committee
• Affordable Housing Committee
• Licensing and Tax Committee
• Affordable Housing Committee
• Tourism and City Aura Committee

The 12 Committees share 8 Commitee Rooms located on the sixth floor. The Budget Committee and the City Growth Plan Committee have their own Committee Rooms. The Committee heads are chosen via Committee Elections held within the PCC, which decide the heads of each of the 12 Committees. Currently, each of the Committees has 10 members. Only a select few Council-penguins serve on two or more committees. The Budget Committee is considered one of the most important committees, and is headed by the Mayor himself.

Community Councils

Community Councils act somewhat like a town-hall style meeting in each of Polaris' 32 Districts. Each session of a CC is held at the District Community Center every Tuesday at 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The two representatives of each of the 32 districts are required to be at each meeting, and also head and chair the meeting. General questions regarding the city's government, budget and other articles are discussed throughout the meeting. By Polarian City Council decree, each Community Council is required to have a large refreshments table and an LCD-screen display. The Town Hall meetings are open to any Polarian resident over the age of 9.

Mayor of Polaris

Polarian Mayors are noted by many political scientists as "very lavish" and distinguished. Much of the cities mayors are paid 3 million Fish/year as their salary, due in part to the large budget the city has.

Mayors of Polaris (1882-present)

Mayor	Party	Deputy Mayor	Term
Jacob Albert Monte Captio	Independent	Kristine Karlsburg(1882-1886), Daniel Callum(1886-1898)	1882-1898
Edward Darman	Polaris Action Party	Henry Dumas	1898-1912
Sanford Dickson	Polaris Action Party	James Callus (1912-1920), Cameron Caldereta (1920-1932)	1912-1932
Matthew Dansen	Conservative Party	Darren Toledo	1932-1934
William Cornell	Democratic Party	Christopher St. James	1938-1950
Phillip Monte Captio	Democratic Party	Mark Willis (1950-1964), Bill Wilkes (1965-1972)	1950-1972
Vernon Miller	Democratic Party	Luke Napier (1972-1976), Neil Wilson (1976-1978)	1972-1988
John Moore	Democratic Party	Jenna Katherine Mapleton	1988-1996
Robert Lee	Democratic Party	Arthur Nicholson	1996-2000
Sancho Monte Captio	Democratic Party	Taylor Wick (2000-2004), Kenny B. Kratz (2004-2011)	2000-2011
Kenny B. Kratz	Democratic Party	Annalie Reed	2011-present

Comparison to Mattress Village

The legend for the MVBC. Contrast to the PCC image in the Infobox.

The city government of Mattress Village is the Mattress Village Board of Censors.
Polaris and the MVBC are usually used as polarized examples of city governments: total opposites. Political science teachers use the so-called "Unopolarist system" to explain the diversity of municipal governance.

• Polaris prefers proportional representation- one member per so many citizens and districts divided equally -and the MVBC is districted by land. Due to this, Polaris seats are competitive, while Mattress seats haven't changed since 1951, and the Unoians draw their districts to force that.
  • Polarian politicians believe that proportional representation allows for competive democracy and prevents the existance of "safe seats". Every Polarian councilman worries for their job and performs better. It also allows for every last vote to count, encouraing involvement and activism.
  • Unoians counter that drawing rigid districts to favor incumbents is the right of the government, and that the people can take iniative and vote if they want. It isn't the government's place to encourage voter turnout.

• Polaris councilmen have short term limits, while Unoian term limits are eighty five years, effectively being for life.
  • The Unoians argue that the councilmen dont need to be ousted unless the people want it. Polarians believe that strict term limits ensure a fresh cycle of ideas and keeps the city alive. They criticize Mattress Village's government because it never changes unless someone dies.
  • Unoians recoil by saying that it enables them to rule without having to campaign and buttkiss lobbyists to get re-elected, and it costs less. The Polarians counter that it makes Unonian politics undemocratic.

• Polaris permits deficit spending- the government can spend more than it takes in -while the Unoian rulers must not incur debt, ever.
  • This has rendered Mattress Village's government penniless and weak. They can't spend a dime over their taxation. This means that if they can't afford it, they can't do it. Some things, like police, need to be run into the red. Mattress Village has to hire vigilantes and use deputization to enforce their laws. Mattress Village has a smuggling problem: without a proffesional police force, villains have little trouble sneaking past the volunteers and vigilantes. Sure, most of them get caught, eventually, but the damage has already been sold.
  • Polaris has lower crime and, obviously, has a full police force intact. However, they have a huge government debt that they can't pay back. The lonely conservative keeps telling them that if they don't balance their budget, they could fail to pay their dues.
    • Mattress Village's current city budget is 500,000 pebbles, and it can never go over.

• Mattress Village's city council is executive AND legislative. They make and enforce their laws. Only the judiciary is independent, but their judge is practically in their pocket because he is Unoian himself. The Mayor is a ceremonial position that can't do anything except cast a tiebreaking vote. He isn't even an executive. The real power is in the MVBC. They maintain an antiquated form of government called the city commission system. This means that voters elect legislators that are as equal joint/co-mayors, and they all wield the power. There is no leader.
  • Polaris maintains a heavy seperation of powers. Their Mayor is a seperate entity: he is a strong officer with real political power. Their executive branch and their legislative branch are very defined, and neither can do each other's job.
    • It is interesting to note that Mattress Village's system was used in Polaris for decades, until corruption forced a change.

• Polaris' penal codes are almost the same as the rest of the state and nation. There are few special city laws or ordinances, allowing the city police to assist the rest of the police in stopping crime. It keeps crime low.
  • Mattress Village, meanwhile, has whole books and even entire schools of thought dedicated explicitly to their way of governing. Mattress Village has hundreds of city ordinances, statutes, laws, and rules that are enforced only by the city. No other government has these laws. Coupled with their lack of funds for a police force, most of these laws are enforced only because the population is homogenous. If Mattress Village was diverse, the city would be pretty much ungoverned!
    • Most famously, anything that isn't milk, tea, coffee, or water is banned in the city limits. Again, their balanced budget outlaws deficit spending on real police, so smuggling is stopped only by Mattress Village's deputized Cream Soda Destruction League (CSDL) and the volunteers that enforce everything else.
    • Interestingly, Polaris had a less strict version of this prohibtion until 1952.

• In tune with their lack of police, Mattress Village's government makes constant use of Posse comitatus. This means that certain citizens are authorized by the MVBC to act as police in times of need. The Cream Soda Destruction League (CSDL) is a legalized vigilante alliance that enforces the city's prohibition by explosives. They were actually created as part of the city government.
  • Nothing of this sort exists in Polaris.

• The MVBC is also unique in that its purpose isn't to govern, it's to censor, hence the name. The Mattress Village Board of Censors was originally chartered to enforce morality, and nothing else, fifty years before Club Penguin did the same. However, it was quickly realized that the MVBC had to be a legislature. The charter was amendeded only five months after it was written to allow this. The CSDL was created to complement this new role.

• The Mattress Village Board of Censors is a unicameral body. This means there is one house in the legislature.
  • Polaris' City Council is bicameral, with two houses.

• In Mattress Village, censors are forbidden to take, join, or form political parties, nor are parties allowed to influence elections. They are grouped and defined by their platform.
  • Polarian council penguins are allowed to align and participate in all aspects of partisanship. This actually makes them unique for a change, because most city governments, Mattress Village included, ban partisanship.

• Including the Mayor and TurtleShroom, there are forty three Censors. This does not count the memebers of the Cream Soda Destruction League.
  • There are fifty nine Council penguins in the lower chamber of the Polaris City Council. This does not factor in the Executive Board or the bicameral system.

• Mattress Village makes extensive use of referenda. Lacking any mayor or executive body except itself, all laws passed by the council are voted upon by the citizenry. This actually prevents most laws from passing, because the citizenry are about as stubborn as the Board. Since the Board rarely passes anything new, and since the citizenry would vote against it, Mattress Village law hasn't actually been edited extensively since 1980.
  • Polaris' lawmaking is far more concentrated. Unlike Mattres Village, laws are passed in the seats of power on the people. Referenda are used every now and then, but most laws are just made and sent into foce.
    • This is one of the few times that Mattress Village is more democratic than Polaris.

• Mattress Village has not edited its city charter or governing structure since five months after it was created (in 1951).
  • Polaris ahs edited itself many times, most recently in the early 1990s.

See also

• Polaris
• Corruption in Polaris
• South Pole Council
• Mattress Village Board of Censors
• Route One to Nowhere
• Antarctic Cities and Municipalities Association
• Nancy Nectar
• Harborfront Center
• Kingfish Complex