All of Sunfury Spire entered a period of city construction. Specific policies were drafted by each department, with other departments offering suggestions on implementation before Patrick personally reviewed them. Policies on which no agreement could be reached, or whose proposals differed too greatly from the suggestions, would then be decided at a meeting of all personnel after all the information had been compiled.
This would make the Sun Temple's administration more efficient while making its rules and regulations as reasonable as possible. In Azeroth, there were not that many local officials. A small town's highest administrator was, at most, a garrison commander or mayor, and he alone handled its municipal affairs, finances, taxes, and laws. At most, he might assemble an administrative team to oversee different duties.
But how could so few people manage everything? With a town's affairs, plus all its petty trifles, how could they possibly do everything perfectly? Thus, Patrick subdivided the authority beneath him, ensuring that every elf could fully manage the affairs in their hands. If administrative disagreements arose, all the elves could present the grounds for their decisions, exchange information, and finally arrive at a workable decision.
"The city is in a period of development. I recommend purchasing large quantities of timber from the Dawnstar family's Golden Branch Valley. The preliminary plan is to establish a fifty-year cooperation agreement. If cooperation proves successful, this may be extended to a hundred years."
Quelrintis, who oversaw municipal affairs, had written in great detail, even explaining the timber's uses and quality requirements. Dawnstar's quoted price was reasonable as well; at least they had no intention of gouging Patrick. An initial fifty-year partnership posed no problem either. To the long-lived High Elves, fifty years truly passed in the blink of an eye.
Patrick glanced at the map and