Rules & Charter.

The community shall be known as One State Network, hereafter referred to as “OSN” or “the Community.”

OSN exists to operate a whitelisted, vMenu-based FiveM roleplay server that delivers serious, immersive, and high-quality roleplay. The Community is committed to maintaining a welcoming, mature environment where creativity, realism, and mutual respect define the player experience.

• Quality over quantity. Membership is a privilege earned through the whitelist process and maintained through conduct, not a right.
• Fairness. Leadership decisions, rule changes, and disciplinary standards are applied consistently and transparently.
• Accountability. Every member of leadership, from the Directors down, is accountable to this Charter and to the Community it serves.
• Community first. The Community’s health always takes priority over any individual’s position, preference, or convenience.

One State Network is governed by two bodies working in concert: the Directorate, composed of the two Directors who serve as the executive leadership of the Community, and the Board of Directors, composed of the Directors together with each Head of Department. The Directorate holds final executive authority; the Board serves as the deliberative body relied upon for decisions that affect the Community as a whole.

• The Directorate. The two Directors (100 and 101), equal partners in the ownership and executive leadership of the Community.
• The Board of Directors. The Directors and all Heads of Department (HoDs), convened to deliberate and advise on community-wide matters.
• Heads of Department. Leaders appointed to run individual departments, holding a seat on the Board by virtue of their office.
• Staff & Membership. Staff members, department leadership beneath the HoD level, and the general whitelisted membership, governed under the policies established by the bodies above.

All members of One State Network hold one of the following community ranks, listed in ascending order of authority. Community rank is not held separately from departmental rank; it is determined by a member’s rank within their department under the equivalency system established in Section 2.4.

• Community Member. The foundation of the Community: whitelisted members in good standing. Community Members are entitled to participate fully in roleplay, community events, and community life under the rules of OSN.
• Community Staff. The first tier of community leadership. Community Staff enforce the rules, moderate the server and Discord, handle reports and player issues, and serve as the primary point of contact between the membership and leadership.
• Community Senior Staff. Experienced staff entrusted with elevated moderation authority. Senior Staff handle escalated issues, mentor and oversee Community Staff, and assist Administration with day-to-day staff operations.
• Community Administration. The senior operational leadership of the staff team. Administration oversees the staff structure as a whole, manages staff recruitment and discipline, resolves escalations that exceed Senior Staff authority, and implements the policies set by the Board and the Directorate.
• Board of Directors. The Directors and all Heads of Department, as established in Article IV. The Board deliberates on community-wide matters and carries the responsibilities set out in this Charter.
• Community Directors. The two Directors (01 and 02), holding final executive authority over One State Network as established in Article III.

Departmental rank and community rank are one and the same ladder: a member’s rank within their department determines their community rank. Each department is free to structure, name, and order its own ranks in whatever manner suits its identity and operations, provided its rank structure contains the following allocation of community-rank slots:

• One Head of Department, seated on the Board of Directors.
• Two ranks equivalent to Community Administration.
• Three ranks equivalent to Community Senior Staff.
• Three ranks equivalent to Community Staff.
• Three ranks equivalent to Community Member.

Each department shall publish its rank structure and the community-rank equivalency of each rank, subject to approval by the Directorate. For example, a department may designate its Captain rank as equivalent to Community Senior Staff; a member promoted to Captain thereby holds Community Senior Staff rank, with all of the authority and responsibility that rank carries.

Promotion or demotion within a department automatically carries the corresponding change in community rank. A member serving in more than one department holds the community rank of their primary departmental equivalent. The Directors hold the rank of Community Director at all times, irrespective of any departmental character or rank held under Section 3.7.

Because departmental promotion confers community authority, departments must apply their promotion standards with the understanding that they are appointing community leadership, not only departmental leadership. The Directorate may set community-wide prerequisites for promotion into ranks equivalent to Community Staff and above, and may veto or reverse any promotion that would place an unsuitable member in a position of community authority.

At every tier, higher rank carries greater responsibility and accountability, not exemption from the rules; every rank, including the Directors, is bound by this Charter and the rules of the Community.

Upon joining One State Network, every member is assigned to one primary department. A member’s primary department is their home within the Community: it holds their community rank under Section 2.4, and their membership in the Community is held through it. Members may additionally serve in other departments in a secondary capacity under policies set by the departments involved, but every member has exactly one primary department at all times.

A member may change their primary department only by transfer. A transfer requires the acceptance of the receiving department and is processed under policies set by the Directorate; membership remains continuous through an approved transfer, though the member’s rank in the receiving department, and therefore their community rank, is set by the receiving department.

Resignation from a member’s primary department without an approved transfer constitutes resignation from One State Network as a whole. The departing member relinquishes their whitelist status, community rank, and any positions held in secondary departments. A member who resigns in good standing may reapply to the Community through the normal whitelist process.

If a member is involuntarily removed from their primary department, they shall have seven days to secure a transfer to another department willing to accept them. If no transfer is completed within that window, their membership in the Community lapses. This provision does not limit the Community’s ability to remove a member outright for conduct warranting removal from One State Network itself.

The Directorate consists of exactly two Directors, designated 100 and 101. The designations 100 and 101 exist for identification and operational clarity only; they do not confer seniority, superiority, or any difference in authority. The Directors are 50/50 partners in the Community in all respects.

Neither Director may act unilaterally on any matter reserved to the Directorate. Each Director holds an equal, undivided share of executive authority, and each is entitled to full visibility into all aspects of Community operations, finances, infrastructure, and administration at all times. No information relevant to the governance of OSN may be withheld by one Director from the other.

All decisions of the Directorate require the unanimous agreement of both Directors. If the Directors cannot reach agreement on a matter, the decision defaults to no: the proposal fails, the action is not taken, and the status quo remains in effect. There is no binding tiebreaker, no deferral to a third party, and no mechanism by which one Director may override the other. A deadlocked matter may be referred to the Board for non-binding counsel under Section 6.3, but the decision remains the Directors’ alone.

This rule is intentional. It ensures that every executive action taken in the name of One State Network carries the full confidence of both of its leaders, and it protects the Community from division at the top.

The following matters may only be decided by unanimous agreement of both Directors:

• Amendments to this Charter.
• Appointment or removal of any Head of Department.
• Creation, merger, or dissolution of any department.
• Control of Community finances, including donations, expenditures, and any financial commitments.
• Control of Community infrastructure and assets, including the server, Discord, domains, branding, social media accounts, and administrative credentials.
• Community-wide rules and the global rulebook.
• Permanent bans and their appeals at the final level.
• Partnerships, affiliations, and public representation of the Community.

The Directors may jointly delegate operational authority to Heads of Department, staff teams, or individual members as they see fit. Delegated authority may be revised or withdrawn at any time by unanimous decision of the Directorate. Delegation of a task does not transfer ownership of the decision; final responsibility always rests with the Directorate.

If a Director voluntarily steps down, becomes permanently unavailable, or is otherwise unable to serve, the remaining Director shall assume interim sole executive authority strictly to maintain continuity of operations. A replacement Director may only be seated by written agreement of the remaining Director and, where possible, the departing Director. Until a second Director is seated, matters listed in Section 3.4 that are non-urgent should be deferred, and the Board of Directors shall be consulted on any significant action.

Each Director holds a standing right to create and operate in-game characters within any department of One State Network, at any time, at any rank of that department, up to and including command-level ranks. This right exists so the Directors may participate in, observe, and support roleplay across the Community without administrative barriers.

When operating within a department, a Director is expected to roleplay within that department’s standard operating procedures and to respect its internal chain of command in-character. A Director’s departmental character does not displace the Head of Department’s authority over the department’s roster, structure, or internal affairs; executive authority is exercised through the Directorate, not through an in-game rank.

The Directors shall not lead departments. No Director may hold a Head of Department position except on an interim basis, and only in the following two circumstances: to fill a vacancy in an existing department when its Head of Department position is unoccupied, or to establish and stand up a newly created department until a permanent Head of Department can be appointed.

When an interim vacancy arises, the Directors shall decide between themselves, by unanimous agreement, which of them will assume the vacant Head of Department position. Service as an interim Head of Department is temporary by definition: the Director serving in the role is expected to identify, develop, and appoint a permanent Head of Department, through the normal appointment process under Section 5.1, as promptly as the circumstances reasonably allow.

A Director serving as an interim Head of Department does not gain an additional seat or vote on the Board of Directors; they continue to sit on the Board solely in their capacity as Director. Interim service does not diminish a Director’s duties under this Charter, nor does it extend Directorate authority into the department beyond what this Charter already provides.

The Board of Directors consists of the two Directors and every sitting Head of Department. Each Head of Department holds one seat on the Board by virtue of their office and vacates that seat upon leaving it.

The Board is the deliberative body of One State Network. The Directorate shall lean on the Board for decisions that affect the Community as a whole, including but not limited to: major rule changes, community events and initiatives, cross-department policy, whitelist standards, staff structure, and the general direction of the Community. The Board exists to ensure that community-wide decisions are informed by the leaders closest to the membership.

The Board’s recommendations are advisory in nature and carry significant weight, but final authority on all matters reserved under Section 3.4 rests with the Directorate. On matters the Directorate expressly delegates to the Board, a majority vote of the Board shall decide, with each member, including each Director, holding one vote. In the event of a tie on a delegated matter, the motion fails.

The Board shall convene at a regular interval set by the Directorate, and no less than once per month while the Community is active. Either Director, or any two Board members acting jointly, may call a special session of the Board with reasonable notice. Minutes or a written summary of each Board session shall be recorded and retained.

Board deliberations are confidential unless the Board or the Directorate releases them. Board members are expected to speak candidly in session and to support the final decision publicly once it is made, regardless of their personal position during deliberation. A Board member with a personal stake in a matter must declare the conflict and abstain from any vote on it.

As a safeguard of last resort, the Board of Directors may remove a Director from the directorship by a vote of no confidence, subject to all of the following conditions:

• Written cause. The motion must be filed in writing, state specific cause, and be signed by at least two Heads of Department.
• Right of response. The Director who is the subject of the motion must be given the motion in full and a reasonable opportunity to respond to the Board before any vote is taken.
• Unanimity of the HoDs. Only Heads of Department vote; neither Director votes on a motion of no confidence. The motion passes only if every sitting Head of Department votes in favor. A single abstention or opposing vote defeats it.
• Protection of the Board. From the moment a motion is formally filed until it is resolved, no Head of Department may be removed, suspended, or replaced. Any attempt to alter the Board’s composition during a pending motion is void.
• Cooldown. If a motion fails, no new motion of no confidence may be filed against the same Director for ninety days, absent new and materially different cause.

A successful vote of no confidence removes the Director from the directorship and all executive authority under this Charter. It does not, and cannot, divest that individual of any ownership interest in Community assets, finances, or infrastructure; the disposition of those interests must be resolved by agreement between the partners outside the scope of this Charter. Upon removal, the vacancy provisions of Section 3.6 apply.

Heads of Department are appointed by unanimous decision of the Directorate. Each HoD serves at the pleasure of the Directorate and may be removed by unanimous decision of the Directorate at any time, with or without cause, though cause and documentation are expected as a matter of good governance.

Each Head of Department is responsible for the following within their department:

• Day-to-day leadership, structure, and internal chain of command.
• Department-level policies and standard operating procedures, consistent with this Charter and the global rulebook.
• Recruitment, training, and internal discipline of department members, within Community-wide standards.
• Representing the department’s interests and its members’ concerns on the Board of Directors.
• Reporting the department’s status, needs, and issues to the Board and the Directorate.

A Head of Department’s authority extends only to their own department. HoDs may not set community-wide policy, discipline members outside their department, commit Community funds or assets, or speak on behalf of One State Network as a whole unless expressly authorized by the Directorate.

One State Network is organized into the departments enumerated in Appendix A of this Charter. Each department is led by a Head of Department holding a seat on the Board of Directors. Departments may be created, merged, renamed, or dissolved only by unanimous decision of the Directorate, and Appendix A shall be updated to reflect any such change.

• Directorate decisions. Matters listed in Section 3.4. Decided solely by the Directors, unanimously. Board input may be sought but is not binding.
• Board matters. Community-wide matters brought before the Board under Section 4.2. The Board deliberates and recommends; the Directorate decides, or the Board votes where authority has been delegated.
• Department decisions. Internal department matters under Section 5.2. Decided by the relevant Head of Department within the limits of this Charter.

Wherever this Charter requires unanimous agreement and that agreement is not reached, the answer is no. A failed proposal may be revised and brought back at a later time, but no action shall be taken, and no policy shall change, on the strength of a divided Directorate.

When the Directors are deadlocked on a matter, either Director may refer the question to the Board of Directors for an advisory vote. Upon referral, the Board shall hear the matter, with each Director presenting their position, and shall vote by simple majority of the Heads of Department; the Directors do not vote on an advisory referral.

The Board’s advisory vote is non-binding. Its purpose is to inform the Directors of the judgment of the Community’s department leadership, not to decide the question. Following the advisory vote, the Directors shall reconsider the matter in light of the Board’s counsel. If the Directors still cannot reach unanimous agreement, the decision defaults to no in accordance with Section 6.2. Nothing in this section creates any obligation for either Director to conform to the Board’s recommendation.

In a genuine emergency threatening the security, integrity, or safety of the Community, such as a compromised account, an active exploit, or serious member misconduct in progress, any Director may take immediate protective action alone. Such action must be reported to the other Director as soon as possible, and any lasting policy arising from the emergency must then be ratified through the normal unanimous process. Emergency authority is protective only; it may not be used to make permanent decisions unilaterally.

This Charter may be amended only by the unanimous written agreement of both Directors. The Board of Directors shall be given the opportunity to review and comment on any proposed amendment before it is adopted, except in cases of minor clerical corrections. All amendments shall be dated and recorded in an amendment log appended to this document.

In any conflict between this Charter and any other Community document, rule, policy, or practice, this Charter prevails.

This Charter takes effect upon the signature of both Directors and remains in effect until amended or dissolved by their unanimous agreement.