IN THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF FIRESTONE
June 16, 2026
AN ACT
To enfranchise municipal mayors as full voting members of the Stapleton County Council.
The T_xom Buys a Box of Durex Act
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
PREAMBLE
Whereas the Virgin T_xom Omnibus Act consolidated municipal legislative power into the Stapleton County Council while reducing municipal mayors to non-voting ex officio status; and whereas the continued exclusion of mayors from voting denies municipalities meaningful representation in the very body that now governs them; this Act enfranchises municipal mayors as full voting members of the County Council, restoring municipal voice in county governance and ensuring those who lead municipalities hold a vote in the laws that bind them.
§1. FINDINGS
(a) The Congress finds that municipal mayors, having been stripped of independent legislative bodies under the Virgin T_xom Omnibus Act, presently hold no vote in the County Council that governs their municipalities.
(b) The Congress further finds that representation without a vote is insufficient to safeguard the interests of municipalities and their residents.
(c) The Congress additionally finds that enfranchising mayors restores balance to the consolidation of power enacted by the Omnibus Act.
§2. AMENDMENT TO THE VIRGIN T_XOM OMNIBUS ACT
(a) Section 5(b) of the Virgin T_xom Omnibus Act currently states:
The Mayor of each municipality shall be an ex officio non-voting member of the Stapleton County Council, for as long as they hold office as Mayor. Mayors may propose legislation within the Council, and shall share equal privileges to councilmembers to speak and debate in council sessions. However, they may not vote on any laws, motions, or proposals, nor shall they count towards any quorum or majority. No municipal mayor may simultaneously hold office as a voting member of the County Council.
(b) Section 5(b) of the Virgin T_xom Omnibus Act shall be amended to state:
The Mayor of each municipality shall be a voting member of the Stapleton County Council, for as long as they hold office as Mayor. Mayors shall hold equal privileges to elected councilmembers, including the power to propose legislation, to speak and debate in council sessions, and to vote on all laws, motions, and proposals, and shall count toward all quorum and majority requirements. A municipal mayor’s seat on the County Council shall be held by virtue of their mayoral office.
§3. CONFORMING COUNTY AUTHORITY
(a) The County government is authorized to amend any such legislation to reflect the voting membership of mayors established by this Act.
(b) No such Charter amendment shall be passed as conflicting with superior legislation insofar as it conforms to this Act.
§4. ENACTMENT
This Legislation shall go into effect upon the completion of the constitutionally required processes.
§5. SEVERABILITY
Should any part of this Legislation be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.