The Municipal Downsizing Act
January 21st, 2026
Mr. T_xom, for himself, Mr. dadudeds, Mr. AydenJulien, and the people of the State of Firestone.
Preamble: To reduce the power of municipalities without abolishing councils.
Section 1. Enactment
a) This bill shall enter into effect as law twenty-four (24) days following passage by the constitutionally required processes.
b) Should any portion of this bill be nullified or struck down, it shall be severed with the remainder still holding the force of law.
Section 2. Removal of the Power to Amend the Criminal Code
a) Chapter 60, Chapter 70, and Chapter 80 of the Firestone Criminal Code, and all offences and contents contained therein, shall be nullified.
b) Section 10(d) of the Inferior Governments Act currently states, “Where permitted by county or municipal law, municipalities shall maintain the ability to establish legislation that governs matters in their jurisdiction. Municipalities shall hold the ability to establish criminal offenses, traffic offenses, or any sort of citable infractions, as long as such offenses do not conflict with county or state law. No municipality may establish any tort and such already established shall be declared null and void.”
c) Section 10(d) of the Inferior Governments Act shall be amended to state, “Where permitted by county or municipal law, municipalities shall maintain the ability to establish legislation that governs matters in their jurisdiction. No municipality may establish any criminal offence or traffic infraction. No municipality may establish any tort and such already established shall be declared null and void.”
Section 3. Amendments to Dismissals
a) Section 3(b) of An Act to Authorize Inferior Executives currently states, “Each municipal mayor shall have the authority to, though not required, produce a set of fair and just rules and regulations, that shall apply to the heads of executive departments and agencies of their respective municipality. These rules and regulations can be nullified by the municipality’s council (or reasonable variant) with a super-majority vote.”
b) Section 3(b) of An Act to Authorize Inferior Executives shall be amended to state, “Each municipal mayor shall have the authority to, though not required, produce a set of fair and just rules and regulations that shall apply to the heads of executive departments and agencies of their respective municipality. These rules and any changes thereto must be made known to, and be easily accessed by, the department heads to which they apply. No rule may be enforced nor punishment imposed retroactively. The respective municipal council or the County Council may nullify these rules, or parts thereof, by a simple-majority (½) vote.”
c) Section 4(c) of An Act to Authorize Inferior Executives currently states, “Should a department head’s or employee’s civil court case be successful, it shall be the responsibility of the individual who issued the punishment to rectify the damage(s) done to the individual and the individual’s rapport as well as can reasonably be expected.”
d) Section 4(c) of An Act to Authorize Inferior Executives shall be amended to state, “Should a department head’s or employee’s civil court case be successful, it shall be the responsibility of the individual who issued the punishment to rectify the damage(s) done to the individual and the individual’s rapport as well as can reasonably be expected. This shall include court-ordered reinstatement whenever possible, and the District Court may order such action to be executed by a third-party other than the Defendant when necessary (i.e. when the defendant is no longer employed in a role where they may affect reinstatement).”
e) Section 4(f) of the Fairer Employment Act currently states, “Should an employee’s civil court case be successful, it shall be the responsibility of the department head to rectify the damage(s) done to the employee and the employee’s rapport as well as can reasonably be expected.”
f) Section 4(f) of the Fairer Employment Act shall be amended to state, “Should an employee’s civil court case be successful, it shall be the responsibility of the department head to rectify the damage(s) done to the employee and the employee’s rapport as well as can reasonably be expected. This shall include court-ordered reinstatement whenever possible in cases of a wrongful termination or demotion. The District Court may order for such action to be executed by a third-party other than the defendant or department head when necessary (i.e. when the defendant is no longer employed in a role where they may affect reinstatement).”
Section 4. Reducing the Size of Municipal Councils
a) No municipal council may have more than five (5) councilmembers.
b) Should any municipality have a council with more than five (5) councilmembers at the time that this bill takes effect, the council shall be prohibited from considering or passing any new legislative action, except for an amendment to its municipal charter to reduce the size of its council.
c) Such an amendment may permit the municipal council to maintain six (6) members until the next general election of councilmembers.
Section 5. Loosening Employment Restrictions in Councils
a) Section 4(a)(i) of the Corrupted Government Prevention Act shall be created and shall state, “Notwithstanding this regulation, an individual may occupy a seat on up to two different municipal councils simultaneously, and such shall not be considered as two different municipal offices for the purposes of this Act.”