The Disynod

The Disynod is a soft ruling council made up of twelve scholars and twelve industrialists. Their purpose is vote on project funding, legislation, and other bills drafted by the Cognestruct, judge criminals, represent the Vikiri people in foreign affairs, and uphold the Ethica Intellectual. The Disynod only meets when they are needed, and serving on it is not necessarily seen as an honor or a privilege, simply a duty, and thus holds little prestige. The members do hold the title of Councilmember, though they often would rather be called by the title that secured their position on their council, such as Headmaster, Dean, Professor, President, Administer, or Executive, to name a few. The councilmember that leads the meetings is chosen by the current Disynod members and is called the “Council Speaker”, but holds no special powers other than administering the meetings. The exact number of council members is subject to change with population fluctuations and how the city districts are drawn, however there is always an equal number of scholars and industrialists. Each member serves for a seven year term, never to serve again.

Type

Government, Leadership