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A Mayor is the Farm Manager that has become part of our donator club who= helps keep the lights on, they help guide other FM=E2=80=99s on the server= the participate on and they have an increased role beyond that of the othe= r Farm Managers on that map.
A mayor is:
Responsible for being the =E2=80=9Ceyes and ears=E2=80=9D to keep the FS= N staff informed of happenings on the map.
Responsible for issuing contracts for winter snow removal and the plowin= g of FSN fields before they are sold at auction or before new FMs move in.<= /p>
A Farm Manager (FM), running their farm just like they would if they wer= e FM on any other map.
An experienced FSN player that can help answer questions and keep things= on their map running smoothly. This includes requesting additional player = slots if the server is consistently full, interacting with the Server Stabi= lity or Operations team to resolve performance issues, and of course, being= an all-around good person in the FSN community.
An experienced FSN player that helps the onboarding team keep an eye on = Pre-Whitelist chat as well as interacting with people waiting in pre-whitel= ist.
In a community of wonderful players, it is easy to always have wonderful= mayors on all the maps! So as much as it would be nice to only list the po= sitive things that a Mayor is, it is also needed to point out what a mayor = is not to prevent any misconceptions if you have not entered the community = yet.
A mayor is not:
Able to circumvent or ignore the expectations and guidelines for FSN gam= eplay.
The owner or =E2=80=9Cin charge=E2=80=9D of the map. Being Mayor does no= t mean you get to diverge from FSN policies, rules, or overall direction. A= lthough the mayor is making a monthly donation to keep the map hosted and o= nline, all of the FSN maps are owned and operated by =E2=80=9CFSN=E2=80=9D = and not the individual map sponsor.
=E2=80=9CThe Boss=E2=80=9D of the other FMs on the map.
Any player that is part of our Farmer Club at the =E2=80=9CManager=E2=80= =9D tier or above is eligible to become a mayor if there is availability.= p>
As mentioned, a Mayor on a map is also one of the Farm Managers on that = map. The Mayor=E2=80=99s farm runs just like it would on any other map, and= as a Farm Manager, the Mayor simply plays the game as they normally would = either in-world or on the FSN website. But the Mayor is also responsible fo= r activities like plowing FSN fields on the map in preparation for field au= ctions etc. In this role, they will use their mayor account to issue contra= cts to get tasks done on their map.
In-game, the Mayor=E2=80=99s Farm Slot will be titled with *MS* before t= he farm name. (Example: =E2=80=9C*MS* Firefly Farms=E2=80=9D).
On the FSN website, the Mayor will have their normal FSN account, as wel= l as a Mayor account. It is important to remember to switch between them de= pending on what you are doing. For example, you do not want to pay for a DO= T snowplow contract using your farm=E2=80=99s bank account. Similarly, you = do not want to purchase land at auction for your farm using the map=E2=80= =99s Mayor account.
Example:
Justine (Butterfly Farms) is the Mayor of the Lone Oak map.
In-game, Justine (Butterfly Farms) has her FM slot and stays in her farm= so as not to lose FM rights. She operates her farm (and money) in-game as = she normally would as an FM.
On the FSN website, Justine manages her farm=E2=80=99s business using th= e Butterfly Farms account. She buys land at auction, sells crops on GM, and= creates contracts for contractors to help with the harvest. For Mayor task= s, Justine will switch to her Mayor account. When using her mayor account, = she is able to post contracts as =E2=80=9CLone Oak Server Committee=E2=80= =9D to have field 10 plowed prior to a new FM taking ownership of it, or ne= eds someone to snowplow the roads or sell-points. These server committee co= ntracts are then paid out of the map=E2=80=99s mayor funds and not by Butte= rfly Farms.
It may be useful to think of the Mayor (and the Mayor=E2=80=99s acco= unt) as a town committee, township, or local municipality which uses public= funds to pay for road maintenance or other community services.
The mayor account is a separate account from your farm business account = that you would use as FM. Once you have it, you access it via the settings = menu and =E2=80=9Ccompany override=E2=80=9D on the FSN website.
As Mayor, you start with $500K in the mayor account for you to use for f= ield-plowing and snow-plowing contracts. DO NOT USE THIS FOR YOUR PERSONAL = FARM BUSINESS. The FSN Team provides the large tractor, plow, and DOT truck= s for the map. The Mayor does not buy these themselves.
Depending on how long you have been Mayor, it is possible that the first= thing you=E2=80=99ll need to do is explain to Hans how you spent $500K on = seasonal snow removal and the infrequent plowing of the map=E2=80=99s field= s! It is not likely that you could legitimately spend so much money hiring = players to do that work within 20-30 in-game years! However, as FSN marches= forward through the years, the FSN team will replenish the mayor account a= s needed.
A mayor has the permissions necessary to sync time on their server. To d= o so, you need to place a house in the Mayor Farm slot and then report to O= ps Management (PlatinumTurbo or Bouli) in the Mayor's Discord Channel that = they have done so. Once this has been done, you will be able to sync time f= rom the sleep trigger in this house.
Rules for mayor time sync:
Sync can only be done once per day at nighttime (in-game time).
Talk to everyone on the server before you sync, and make sure they are r= eady for it. When you sync the server, everyone who is in-game will receive= a popup message to confirm that they agree on the sync. All players need t= o respond to the popup for the sync to go through.
At no time must the server time be more than 12 hours ahead of website t= ime! If a server is found to be synced further than that, the mayor faces a= $500,000 fine.
Ops will not actively visit servers to sync them anymore. They will only= sync if they are on the server for other work, and the server is well behi= nd time.
DOT trucks can be used for all plowing contracts for public land (roads,= sell points, customs, etc).
Mayors are allowed 1 home plot per sponsored server and 1 home plot on a= non-sponsored server
There is no limit on the price of the new parcel, but the mayor must pay= for it out of pocket. If you started as FM on a different map, you had= a 525K limit on the price of your first parcel on that map. As the Mayor, = you can choose to buy a starting plot for 1M+ if you choose. But you buy it= ! (there is no 500K grant like when you started as FM.) If you are not alre= ady an FM and are becoming the mayor of the map you are sponsoring, you are= able to pick any starting parcel with no price limit, but your starting FM= grant is still only 500K.
If you are moving your home parcel from one server to a server where you= are the server sponsor/mayor, the normal moving fee of 10% of your total N= AV does not apply.
A "Farm Slot" is your pretty farm color (you are one of the six farms on= the map).
A =E2=80=9CPlayer Slot=E2=80=9D is the number of people that can be on t= he map at once (some busy maps support 16 players, smaller or less popular = ones may only offer 4 or 8 player slots).
A "Plot" or =E2=80=9CParcel=E2=80=9D is the plot of land. You may own ma= ny plots of land, but ONLY ONE can be your home parcel!