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The Government of Night City, headquartered at the Night City City Hall in the Glen, is the governmental body of the Free City of Night City.
Overview[]
Night City is a democratic mayoralty with a corporate-controlled city council. In mayoral elections, votes are cast via a Data Term using IdentiCard registration software, and the winner of an election is determined by a simple majority of the popular vote. The Night City Council consists of 100 members, each of whom are usually backed by one of the top ten largest corporations present in Night City.
In 2045, during the Time of the Red, Night City's government continued to exist in a technical state of emergency due to the destruction and disruption caused by the Night City Holocaust of 2023. The office of mayor had been left vacant for years, and the city was instead ruled by the City Council, which took the form of a junta representing survivors of the previous city government, edgerunner and nomad factions, and numerous corporations — including Zetatech, Biotechnica, Petrochem, and secretly Arasaka. The Council appointed City Managers to oversee basic services in each of the city's districts and neighborhoods. Without a mayor or strong central leadership, friction between the Council's factions frequently led to disputes that were sometimes settled with violence on the streets. Since no single faction was able to gain a decisive advantage over the others, they all kept to their own areas of interest as much as possible to keep fighting to a minimum.[1]
During 2077, Georgina Zembinsky acted as the district attorney of Night City. At some point before her, Jefferson Peralez was the city's district attorney.
Office of the Mayor[]
The Mayor of Night City is the city's highest governing representative and is considered its de facto president, equivalent to a head of state. They oversee the Treasurer's Office, the deputies to the mayor and directs the heads of the city's departments, including the NCPD, the NCFD, among other official agencies. They have the power to appoint department heads and commissioners as well as remove public officials from office. With every new mayor comes an office with new personnel.
The city's system of governance is based on the authority of the mayor in cooperation with the City Council. Part of the mayor's proposals are subject to approval from the council.[2]
At some point after the AHQ Disaster of 2023 and until Lucius Rhyne's election in 2070, Night City did not have an appointed mayor.
Elected Mayors[]
- Mbole Ebunike (2012 - at least until 2023)
- Lucius Rhyne (2070 - 2077)
- Jefferson Peralez (2077 - ongoing)
Deputy Mayors[]
- Garven Haakensen (2012 - at least until 2023; succeeded Ebunike as acting mayor in 2023)
- Weldon Holt (2070 - 2077; succeeded Rhyne as acting mayor in 2077)
Night City Council[]
The Night City Council is one of the ruling bodies of Night City. Its 100 members are elected along neo-democratic lines by the then largest corporations headquartered in the city.
The city's system of governance is based on the authority of the mayor in cooperation with the Night City Council, as such, part of the mayor's proposals are subject to approval from the City Council.[2]
Current Members[]
Former Members[]
- Garven Haakensen
- Lucius Rhyne (2060 - 2070)
- John McLean (Unknown - 2077)
- Jefferson Peralez (2076 - 2077)[2]
Candidates[]
Night City City Managers[]
The chaos Time of the Red forced Night City to become more of a decentralized power by creating the City Managers, elected by the Night City Council to represent one of the districts and neighborhoods in Night City. Although the Combat Zones also had city managers, they had effectively no control over the gangs residing there.
During the 2040s, each manager chosen by their fractious group was nominally in charge of their correspondent area, and, alongside the City Council, were in charge of local sections of the Data Pool, zoning designations for corporations and neighborhoods, road infrastructure taxes, freelance private investigators and police licensing, and city contracts for construction and justice services.[1]
City Managers[]
- Lucius Rhyne (2045 - Unknown: Watson)
Official Citywide Agencies[]
Law Enforcement & Emergency[]
Public Transportation[]
- Night City Transit Corporation (NCTC)
- Night City Area Rapid Transit (NCART)
Miscellaneous[]
- Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Municipal Works
- Night City Environmental Task Force
- Night City Tourism Office
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PONDSMITH, M. Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2020. (pp.240,256,258–259,269,274–314)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the Mayor of Night City netsite
- ↑ Gig: Serial Suicide
- ↑ Gig: Heaviest of Hearts
- ↑ Seen in the cafe in front of Arasaka Tower, near the fast travel point, being pressured by an Arasaka representative to throw his support behind a measure that would allow Arasaka to buy a building in Japantown.
- ↑ Night City Council elections! Vote for Emilio Gutierrez!
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