Executive Council (Talahara)

Executive Council of Talahara
ⵉⵏⵓⵡⴰⵍⴰⵡⴰ
Lion's paw sigil
Executors Taos Jebar Damiya Izil Ušem Zemrassa Tuka Dassin Juga Mekiussa Thiya Tara'adawa Vermina Abašan Asafar Gaya Meɣiɣda Izlan
Type	Directorial exectutive
Seat	Inuwabini, Maktarim, Talahara
Appointer	Popular vote, ranked ballot
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Talahara, Pt. III
Formation	1841 (1841)

The Executive Council (Takelat: Inuwalawa; ⵉⵏⵓⵡⴰⵍⴰⵡⴰ) is a body of ten elected officials who make up the executive branch of the Talaharan Commune. In addition to overseeing their individual portfolios and deliberating over motions and directives within the council, the Executive Council acts as a collective head of state for Talahara.

Members

The current (2021) executors are, in alphabetical order by portfolio:

Executor		Portrait	Portfolio	First elected
	Taos Jebar ⵜⴰⵧⵙ ⵊⵦⴱⴰⵔ	File:Abdellatif Ouahbi (portrait).jpg	Defense	2009 (2009)
	Damiya Izil ⴷⴰⵎⵉⵢⴰ ⵉⵣⵉⵍ		Education	2017 (2017)
	Ušem Zemrassa ⵓⵛⵦⵎ ⵣⵦⵎⵔⴰⵙⵙⴰ		Finance	2021 (2021)
	Tuka Dassin ⵜⵓⴽⴰ ⴷⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ		Foreign Affairs	2017 (2017)
	Juga Mekiussa ⵊⵓⴳⴰ ⵎⵦⴽⵉⵓⵙⵙⴰ		Health	2005 (2005)
	Thiya Tara'adawa ⵝⵉⵢⴰ ⵜⴰⵔⴰⵯⴰⴷⴰⵡⴰ		Housing and Vital Statistics	2021 (2021)
	Vermina Abašan ⵠⵦⵔⵎⵉⵏⴰ ⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ		Industry and Commerce	2017 (2017)
	Asafar Gaya ⴰⵙⴰⴼⴰⵔ ⴳⴰⵢⴰ		Oversight and Public Safety	2013 (2013)
	Meɣiɣda Izlan ⵎⵦⵖⵉⵖⴷⴰ ⵉⵣⵍⴰⵏ		Transportation	2017 (2017)

Powers and operation

The Executive Council has limited innate jurisdiction according to the Constitution of Talahara. A majority of the functions of the executors' portfolios are devolved from the Supreme Legislative Council by statute. As such, the Executive Council has power only over a select number of issues, each of which must necessarily be of national importance.

In practice, a great number of powers have been thusly conferred upon the Executive Council as a matter of practicality and political centralization. These include the administration of education, healthcare, and transportation. In most cases, only aspects that are of a national concern have been devolved to the Executive Council and other aspects are retained by more local jurisdictions.

Other functions of the Executive Council are provided directly by the Constitution. These include the organization of national defense, financing, and the conducting of foreign affairs. These functions are generally checked by the Supreme Legislative Council, including the necessity to approve treaties, budgetary plans, or military actions.

The Executive Council meets at least twice per week (once every five days) to deliberate and approve or reject motions. Each executor may direct the administrators under their portfolios and set policy guidelines. Substantive provisions and orders affecting the allocation of material or intellectual resources are subject to approval before the Council. The ratification of certain motions by the Supreme Legislative Council may be required by statute or according to the Constitution.

Status of executors

Talaharan executors have official residences in a complex called the Inuwatadarwin which is adjacent to the Inuwabini building in Maktarim. Executors also have the power to enlist and dismiss personal staff members for administrative duties, but cannot take on household staff as a matter of state expenditure. Security details, if necessary, are provided by the Talaharan Commune Defense Forces. Hourly wages for executors are set at 150% of the median income in Talahara, recalculated every four years. For the 2021-2025 term, each executor's wages total 52,248 rubrics per annum. Most lifestyle costs and amenities are also furnished by the office.

As the collective head of state of the Talaharan Commune, executors are expected to be present for state occasions. The division and nature of the fulfillment of different ceremonial obligations may be determined by the Executive Council. The families and partners of executors have no official or ceremonial roles or status. In extraordinary circumstances, security details may be extended to persons who are close to an executor.