Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies
Overview
This title was created at the Autumn Equinox summit of 377YE, and Janusz Dalibor von Temeschwar appointed to the position by the Senate.
Responsibilities
The Quartermaster General is expected to take responsibility for the logistics of the Empire's armies. They may be called upon to advise the Senate on the needs of the armies, so that they may best pass motions for the resupply, development or building of armies and fortifications. They are expected to acquire resources swiftly and efficiently, and to liaise between the Senate and Military Council on logistical matters.
Following a recent decision of the Imperial Senate, the responsibilities of the Quartermaster include calling for a moment of silence to honour the dead after any address for emergency resupply is announced.
Powers
The Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies is an Imperial Title appointed by the Senate from a short-list of candidates provided by the Military Council.
Address the Senate
The Quartermaster General has the right to make an address to the Senate once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present important information for the Senators consideration. It is extremely impolite not to inform the Speaker's seat of your intention to make this Address in advance of a session.
Address the Council
The Quartermaster General has the right to make a address to the Imperial Military Council once per summit. This is intended to allow them to discuss matters of resupply with the Council. To use this power, the Quartermaster General informs the Herald of the Council that they wish to make an address, which will then be added to the agenda for the next Council session.
Resupply Imperial armies
The Quartermaster General has the power to resupply Imperial armies.
To use this power, the Quartermaster General provides an announcement to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the Imperial Senate. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Quartermaster General. The Imperial Synod may, however, choose to exercise their veto over the Quartermaster's decision.
Apportioning the Guerdon
The Quatermaster General has the power to determine how the Imperial Guerdon is allocated. Specifically, they can exclude any or all Imperial armies and navies, fortifications, or special projects (such as spy networks) from the calculations. This means that a military unit (or fleet) will receive a share of the guerdon only for supporting an army (or navy), defending a fortification, or assisting a special project that has been approved by the Imperial Quartermaster. Once the Imperial Quartermaster apportions the Guerdon, their decision remains in effect until it is changed again.
If an army, fortification, or special project is excluded from the Guerdon then military units that support it receive no shares of the Guerdon and are not counted in the calculations to determine how it will be allocated. In essence, those military units receive nothing. Regardless, the Imperial Quartermaster has no power to add things that would not normally be eligible for the Guerdon to the list - a foreign army for example, or a fortification that is not controlled by the Empire.
As with the ability to power of resupply, the Quatermaster General provides an announcemnt to the Civil Service which is presented to the Senate, and may be vetoed by the Imperial Synod.
Selection
The Quartermaster General is appointed by the Military Council. It is elected by simple majority of any members of the Military Council who are eligible to vote who are present when the election takes place. Appointments by the Military Council are traditionally carried out with a show of hands at a Council session.
The title is appointed during the Autumn Equinox. Any Imperial citizen may hold the post.
Removal
The Quartermaster General is appointed to serve for a year, or until they die, step down, or are revoked.
The Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies can be revoked by the General Assembly or the Assembly of Nine.