Dude of Snoopy
The Dude of Snoopy is the chief executive of Snoopy, the largest city on the MFAHcraft Minecraft server. The dude is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Snoopy City Council, is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city officers, department commissioners or directors, and members of city boards and commissions.
During sessions of the city council, the Dude serves as the presiding officer. The Dude submits proposals and recommendations to the city council of their own accord and on behalf of city departments. The Dude is not allowed to vote on issues except in certain instances, for example, where the vote taken on a matter before the body results in a tie.
Female Dudes are referred to as "Dudettes," while non-binary Dudes take the title "Dudex."
Appointment powers[edit | edit source]
The Dude appoints the members of the Dudic Council, Snoopy's chief executive body. He or she also appoints members to the boards of several special-purpose governmental bodies including the head of the Snoopy Transit Bureau. Under Thijs van Pelt, the Snoopy City Council granted the Dude the power to appoint the governing board and chief executive officer of the Snoopy Public Schools district and subordinated the district to the Dude; the district had long been an independent unit of government.
Election and succession[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
List of dudes[edit | edit source]
- Homer Simpson
- The founder of Snoopy, and the city's first Dude. Under Simpson's term, Snoopy's growth expanded into Oldtown, and many of the modern administrative provisions of the dudic office were established.
- Drew Lofquist
- Simpson's successor and personal political ally. Lofquist's administration was marred by revelations of electoral fraud in his second term, leading to his eventual impeachment and setting off a period of public distrust in Snoopy's municipal government.
- Thijs van Pelt
- Chosen specifically because of his lack of connection to Lofquist, Pelt's administration was characterized by Snoopy's rapidly growing economy as well as the annexation of Playa Sardinia. However, the beginnings of economic decline as well as a controversial pardon of his predecessor tanked Pelt's approval rating towards the end of his term.
- Bram de Vries
- Taking office in the midst of a quickly-developing economic depression, de Vries re-oriented Snoopy's economy and government through a series of executive acts that vastly expanded the power of his office. de Vries was the longest-serving Dude, having been elected five consecutive times.
- someone else