USUV, or United Settlements of UltraVanilla, is a consortium of various towns and settlements on UltraVanilla. The headquarters are located near Spawn at -2001951,-1995972, although meetings are often held in other locations.
It was formerly known as Allied Settlements of Ultra Vanilla (ASUV).
USUV HQ, also known as The Pearl, is an enormous structure rising from the ocean near spawn. It has a provides a lobby, dozens of office spaces for members, a banquet chamber and official's quarters, a garden, and a grand meeting chamber to host member meetings. The structure is envisioned as a long-term project and is continuously being added to.
USUV's previous HQ was in Alliance City but was relocated to a neutral location after a vote.
Venues
USUV meetings have been held in a wide variety of towns and locations, with each venue offering a unique twist on the standard design.
Below is a list of all active and disused meeting venues.
First and only USUV venue to be condemned as unconstitutional at a meeting, lacking desks and overall safety standards.
Charter
Member States agree to the USUV Constitutional Charter:
USUV Charter V11
USUV CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER
Version 11.0
October 2023
1. THE ORGANIZATION
This organization shall be known as The United Settlements of UltraVanilla, abbreviated USUV.
USUV shall discuss issues such as community projects, events, settlement matters (should they wish to bring them before USUV), server-wide locally enforced issues, member disputes (should these not be staff issues), and other miscellaneous topics.
USUV shall not vote on staff issues such as borders/claims or stealing/griefing.
USUV members have full independence, and USUV has no influence on local decisions.
USUV shall remain neutral in conflicts and promote peace.
USUV shall have an official banner.
USUV shall have an official anthem.
USUV shall have an official mascot.
USUV shall have an official logo.
USUV shall have an official motto.
USUV shall have an official fund which may be donated to and used however voting members decide.
USUV shall cooperate and support other like-minded organizations and groups where possible.
USUV promotes cooperation, democracy, and community as its core values.
This Charter shall be updated where necessary. Any approved changes between iterations will still apply in full.
2. MEMBERSHIP
To join USUV as a full member, a location must:
Identify itself as a town/city/settlement, looks like one, and has a name.
Meet the criteria of the Development Scale.
Have a name.
Have at least three players contribute to its builds, two of which have been online during the last seven days.
Have had activity during the past seven days.
Have been founded at least thirty days ago.
Have at least three USUV representatives visit it.
Have been a provisional member for at least one meeting cycle.
Agree to join USUV and to the Constitutional Charter.
Have USUV vote to approve its full membership at a meeting.
Members may join USUV provisionally before full membership.
The requirements of this are:
Meet at least half of the full requirements.
Show substantial progress to meeting all of the full requirements.
Provisional members do not have full voting rights but may propose motions and participate in Local Votes and Public Ballots.
If their presence is required to meet minimum attendance, provisional members have full voting rights.
Under special circumstances USUV may grant fast-tracked full membership, skipping the provisional stage. The requirements of this are:
Already meets full membership requirements.
Achieves 50 points on the Development Scale.
Founded at least 3 months ago.
Has had over 10 contributors.
66% of USUV voters approve the fast track membership.
The Development Scale is a points based system USUV uses as one of the requirements for full membership. It measures how well developed a settlement is and it is outlined in full on a separate document.
The requirements to leave USUV shall be:
USUV votes to remove a member state due to inactivity.
OR
The member state formally requests to leave USUV.
Inactive members of USUV may have their seats removed from meeting venues other than at USUV HQ.
Member States may combine their seats into a single voting desk, provided that at least one of them has full membership.
Existing members may not subdivide their territory to create additional votes.
Settlements applying for membership must comply with the Ambiguous Naming Bill.
3. MEETINGS
Each member state in attendance may use a voting desk.
Member states may send a representative to vote at each meeting.
Each member state voting desk will consist of a yes/no vote option.
Meeting venues shall have a ballot box.
Players must have permission from settlement leaders to represent them at USUV.
Players may not vote multiple times at a single meeting. Players who represent multiple Member States must choose independent players to vote for each.
Non-members may attend meetings and sit in observer chairs.
Voting members shall decide meeting times, dates, and frequency.
Meeting hosts shall be on a rota system which is decided by voting members.
New meeting venues shall be prioritized if available.
If no new venue is available, the venue in an active location which has not hosted for longest shall host.
USUV HQ shall host one in every three meetings unless otherwise agreed.
Only full USUV member states shall host, excluding USUV HQ.
If no new venue is available, the venue in an active member state that has not hosted for longest shall host.
Meetings have a minimum attendance of five voting members.
The USUV HQ shall host more meetings than other locations.
The USUV HQ's location and design is approved by voting members.
Any offences to USUV or democracy will be dealt with under the Sanctions Bill.
Observers may propose motions for members but cannot vote themselves.
Observers may choose a representative at each meeting to sit at one of the Independent Voter desks.
There shall be a Community Settlements desk to represent neutral locations such as Spawn, The Outpost and shop districts.
Meetings may take place over Discord with voting members’ approval.
Meetings may be rescheduled due to clashing with server events, lack of attendance or other reasons if it is generally agreed to do so.
USUV agendas shall be published ingame, on Discord and on the wiki.
4. MOTIONS
Motions consist of a debate followed by a vote if necessary.
There shall be the following types of motions:
MAJORITY VOTE: More than half of members must agree to the motion. When a vote is tied it shall be adjourned to the next meeting.
LOCAL VOTE: Each member votes on the motion for THEIR location only and this shall be enforced locally only if the member voted for it.
SUPERMAJORITY VOTE: Must receive at least 66% approval by members. This applies to changes to the Constitutional Charter (outside of ratification and minor tweaks). It also applies to special other votes such as fast-track membership.
BALLOT: Where more than two options are available for a vote, a ballot will take place with members placing a vote slip in the ballot box.
DEBATE: This is a motion which does not require a vote.
STATEMENT: Speech by a member or elected official.
ELECTION: A vote over an extended period by USUV member states to elect officials.
PUBLIC BALLOT: A vote open to all individual players regardless of USUV membership. Public ballots must be approved by voting members before being called.
Agendas shall be published at least a day before meetings.
Anyone may submit proposals to agendas.
Motions and minutes for each meeting shall be recorded.
Members may vote in advance at the meeting venue after the agenda has been published.
Members may attend meetings by Discord if they cannot make it in game.
Approval voting shall be used for all motions involving more than two options.
Charter Change motions may only be brought before USUV three times under the same wording.
5. ELECTED OFFICIALS
USUV may elect officials to oversee certain aspects of the organization.
Each elected official shall stand as head of their respective department.
A Chair and Vice-Chair shall be appointed to oversee meetings and agendas, encourage new members, and pioneer USUV's vision.
USUV may elect a Treasurer, Head of Security, Reporter, Archivist, Judge and Postmaster.
The chain of command for organising meetings should the chair and vice-chair not be available is:
1. Treasurer
2. Head of Security
3. Archivist
4. Reporter
5. Judge
6. Postmaster
The Chair or Vice-Chair may offload certain duties or seek help with meeting preparation should this be required.
The Treasurer shall look after the USUV fund and encourage donations.
The Head of Security may appoint security guards for meetings.
The Reporter may make meeting reports and use other media modes.
The Archivist shall take care of USUV records.
The Judge may only make decisions if asked to do so by voting members.
The postmaster shall encourage mail services in towns and in the USUV HQ.
Elected term length is decided by voting members.
Positions may be removed or added by voting members.
Elected officials have no voting privileges.
Elected officials may be removed from office with a Vote of No Confidence.
If there is no nominated candidate for a position, it shall remain vacant until the next meeting.
Regular meetings are held, where members can discuss topics and vote on issues.
Meeting are currently held every three weeks on a Saturday, although this can be changed depending on other events and availability. Currently, every third meeting is held at USUV HQ and others on a rota system which prioritises new venues.
Agendas of meetings are published on the wiki, Discord and in-game books at the venue the day before the meeting takes place. Minutes and votes are published after the meeting.
Alliance City
Aquileia
Araluen
Aurelia
Burzum and 
Fort Dunbar
Cara Island †
Cara Nova †
Cloud City
Colex
Cyprus
Darkshire
Dymea
Enchanted Isles
Eden
EverFae
Evergreen
Frogtopia
Gold Spur
Hana Reservoir †
HoboNation
Illyria
Krill Lanka
Malbork
Moderne
Naval Detroit
Malus
Old Mann
Phoenix
Primitown
The Reef
Rotherhythe ††
Scintilla
Shakatori and 
Tidus
Solitude
Sosong
Southern Hollow
Steambolt
Steamed Hams
The Swamp
Terni
Tegridy
Totemia
Waterthorn
WestHaven
