Community council

A community council is the local government of a single community in the Folkvangr Mandate. It consists of locals, elected or chosen by the community itself. It concerns itself with legislative, judicial and executive duties concerning its respective community. The influence of a community council differs from community to community.

Community councils are officially endorsed by the Folkvangr Council, but there are no laws regarding their lay-out. They aren't even required for a community to exist. As a matter-of-fact, some communities don't have a community council. Community councils exist by the grace of the trust of the population of their respective community. They are interwoven with the social fabric of their community and are often very informal in nature.

Many community councils meet in a community house. Others meet in the open air. Some include all inhabitants of a community. (this is especially common in very small communities).

Judicial powers
The Folkvangr Council has decreed that they have to hold Union law. They cannot sentence somebody to death or give them a corporal punishment. They are allowed to incarcerate people, but in this case the convict should always be allowed to choose exile from a community instead. If a convict doesn't agree with their sentence and doesn't prefer voluntary exile, he can contact the National Courthouse, which will decide on the matter. Some communities haven't ratified the agreement between the National Courthouse and the community councils, and this option is therefore not present. People who don't live in a community but commited a (local) crime there can be reported to the National Courthouse as well. People who have broken Union law can and should also be redirected to the National Courthouse.