General Guide Minister Guide

Welcome to the Minister's Guide! As a Minister, you are a high-level official responsible for managing the affairs of a government department.

Understanding Each Ministry​

As a Minister, you will be appointed to one of the following roles:

• Minister of Justice
  • Responsible for the enforcement of law and management of police-related facilities.
• Minister of Commerce
  • Responsible for supporting employment, developing the economy, and compliance with financial regulations.
• Minister of Events & Culture
  • Responsible for hosting events to engage the community and for protecting culture through historical preservation.
• Minister of Social Services
  • Responsible for supporting the development of guides, integration of immigrants, and welfare of the community.
• Minister of Urban Development
  • Responsible for city planning, and the enforcement of property regulations.
• Minister Without Portfolio
  • Responsible for supporting Cabinet affairs without a specific agenda.

Ministers may defer power over their responsibilities to members within their department (such as a Deputy Minister or Manager) to oversee the day-to-day operations as required. However, the Minister will be the one responsible for the shortcomings of the Ministry. Think of Ministers as the political public-oriented face to the Ministry, while the employees in the Ministry are the public servants running operations in the background.

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Expectations as a Minister​

As a Minister, there are several expectations placed upon you. In order to effectively fulfill your duties, you must:

• Ensure the efficient operation of your Ministry.
• Remain consistency active where possible.
  • When not active or unable to effectively fulfill such leadership, the Minister may defer power to employees in their Ministry whom will be acting on their behalf.
• Protect the interests of the government and the people.
• Abide by the law and ensure you are not abusing your power.

Failure to meet these expectations can result in outcomes such as:

• Political ramifications
• Termination of employment
• Public inquiries by the Parliament
• Prosecution over government corruption

Various entities may seek to hold you accountable as a Minister, such as journalists, other MPs, or the head of government through such methods. While it may not always be the case, remaining a responsible Minister can usually help avoid political persecutions and shuffles in your role.

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Getting Things Done​

In order to get things done as a Minister, you can consider reviewing the following steps:

1. Examine and understand what powers your departmental Ministry has.
2. Consider various interests (public interests, political interests) in what they want to see.
3. Consult the employees in your department, or other Ministers, for input on possible ideas.
4. Seek advice from government attorneys where possible if you are concerned about liability issues.

Through policymaking, you can use existing laws and norms to create new approaches. For example, as Justice Minister you could mandate activity requirements for police officers, but you cannot change the amount of time that someone is jailed for over a specific crime. Instead, you would need Parliament to change the law to reduce the jail time.

In order to achieve legislative change, there are a few strategies. If you are an MP and a Minister at the same time, you can put forward legislation to be considered by Parliament. If you are not an MP, then you could reach out to one with your idea or try to make a public plea to get things moving.

Remember that getting things done doesn't always involve big changes. Sometimes it just means growing your department and improving its operations. This can be done through engaging your employees (perhaps with bonuses, employee-related events, or awards) and filling vacancies (such as hiring someone to manage a previously unmanaged responsibility).

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Hiring Employees​

As a Minister, you have the power to hire employees to your department. Unless otherwise prescribed by the law, you have full discretion over how you wish to proceed with your hiring practices. This can involve hiring people based on interest and your own evaluation, or having a specific application process for the role. Since CityRP is a newer server, experience shouldn't be the main consideration when hiring employees. Other traits, like activity, reliability, and knowledge of Ministry operations should be crucial.

To hire an employee, you must add their role on your Ministry discord, and then use the following command structure in-game: /hire-<role> <username>

Here is an example:

If the Minister of Justice wants to hire Westray as a police trainee, then they will run /hire-policetrainee Westray

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Full List of Commands​

Here is a table with a list of commands for each Minister:

Minister of Justice	/hire-policetrainee <username> /promote-police <username> /fire-police <username>
Minister of Commerce	/fire-commerce <username>
Minister of Events and Culture	/gov-fly /tpahere /broadcast /hire-mediaproducer <username> /hire-eventplanner <user> /fire-eventsculture <username>
Minister of Social Services	/removecooldown <username> /hire-professor <username> /hire-srprofessor <username> /hire-guide <username> /hire-srguide <username> /fire-socialservices <username>
Minister of Urban Development	/debugstick /gov-fly /hire-architect <username> /hire-propertyinspector <username> /hire-districtanalyst <username> /fire-urbandev <username>