Just read through. Sounds like you all have been busy. IRL got a hold of me. As of right now the term limit ballot is showing that the HC will not have a lifetime term limit, but will have a limit of two 1 year consecutive terms followed by at least a 2 term cool down before being reelected. Voting is still on but will close shortly as the 24 mark will be reached in 2 hours.

http://goo.gl/forms/hsShfPNgNz

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MXRgdIYRMjjbPkfyZGbtWORcevTYw3y3bEu_xaFSv3Y/edit#gid=545850254

The Magistrate reminds Councilor Byron that WebDipia is real life.

To solve this conflict:
http://goo.gl/forms/7jtUen8r9p
Results:
http://tinyurl.com/qyrznwn

Also at vote:

Head Councillor vote:

http://goo.gl/forms/ObmqTkAzIe

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RYsZx3KfLFHX9xxdcmLEoyhdalGEPMjodAyyzSGpyVY/edit?usp=sharing

Currently known to be standing: Byron, Hellenic Riot, Prado.

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I don't think round numbers are the best reason to assign workers, Councillor Vashta...

In the ballot for HC CommanderByron holds a 3 vote lead over HR. Voting is still in progress and will end either when a candidate clinches the victory, all councilors have voted, or in 9 hours .

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RYsZx3KfLFHX9xxdcmLEoyhdalGEPMjodAyyzSGpyVY/edit#gid=462656643

http://goo.gl/forms/i4F62RXli2

Is there any consensus on the female children harvesting pearls? I looked through but couldn't find much information. Anyone wish to summarize those arguments if there are any?

I think only really Krellin wants to do that. The rest of think it better to wait for a census and the observations.

We wait to assignn children to work until after the census

We don't know how the parents would react to us taking their children away, so a fair portion of us desire to wait.

That makes sense.

Tasks:
Have the Magistrate perform a basic census
Have the Royal Guard dispatch investigate the Town and Surrounding Area
Have the Royal Guard prepare the Barrack for living
Have the Farmer settle his family into his new home
Have the Missionary observe the colonists
Assign Writing Supplies and Encyclopedia to Missionary
Have the Missionary teach the colonists (BELAYED)
Have the Alchemist teach the colonists (BELAYED)
Assign Farming Supplies, Seeds, and Chickens to Farmer
Have the Farmer observe resource management
Assign Idle worker to Pearl farming
Have the Mason inspect buildings
Have the Mason build a barn
Assign 5 wheat farmers to the Mason for construction
Have the Alchemist observe the colonists
Assign 2-Wheeled Barrow to Wood Workers
Assign 11 Wood Workers to Perl Harvesting

Proposed Policies:
Have female children farm for pearls (NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED)

To be fair, we aren't really taking them away... Just putting them to work. Personally, I think a more acceptable, yet still effective, method would be to pair children with their parents. That way there would be no separation, but we would still increase our work force.

Magistrate, still waiting on word of the possibility of a crude map.

I agree with Cyrus on the pairing with parents, assuming the parents are doing the safer jobs (children chopping down trees seems like a bad idea to me). But I still believe we should wait for the census first.

KC, part of krellin's idea would have been to give the girls special housing, meaning taking them away.

Magistrate: The guard are capable of producing a crude map, but it will add time to their investigation.

Ah yes, I didn't like krellin's specific plan, though I think in general we can get some of the capable children working.

If the council will agree, I believe a map would be a good idea.

I agree with HR about the census, what if we had the children farm for pearls with several RG to act as their supervision and protection. The kids could still return home after work, and wouldn't be unsafe while working.

I think investigating the area would be more important than the map. I'd hate for them to miss something important because of the map production. That can wait a month, surely.

If we only assign 11 workers then we get 23 for the next 5 months. We get 75 pearls this month and "172.5" each other month. 172.5*5+75= 937.5. I.E we need more workers. Also, having a surplus of pearls would probably make the king even happier with us.

Yeah, assign 12, not 11. Some bad Math there.

I have a feeling that if we send back less that quota we get less assistance, and if we send more than quota the king may give us random not requested help.

^true

I am against unilaterally adding children to the workforce. We should leave that option up to the natives. They are the ones affected by such a plan and their voices should be heard on such a matter. We should not prevent them from putting their children to work in safe positions, and they would be compensated for doing so, but we should not force it upon any parent that doesn't want their child working alongside them.

Question. What are we doing with our hens? is the egg production being counted toward our food stores? and who is maintaining the chickens?

We're building a barn for them, CB.

That's the farmer.

Okay, thank you. So does that mean they aren't counted toward food until after the barn is built?

I would like to reiterate a question I previously posed. Why is the workforce composed of less than half of the population?

Half of the able adult population of half of the total population?