Provision Division: Bureaus 1–12
The Provision Division is the name given to Departments I to IV and their twelve bureaus. It is a descriptive label only. It has no officer, council, budget, staff or meeting, and it decides nothing. Authority rests with the bureaus, which govern standards only; Enterprise Owners operate. Provision and Assurance are equal in dignity, and neither stands over the other (Constitution 3.11).
How the two sets differ
Most of the community’s public officials serve in the Provision bureaus. Of the 480 presidencies, 372 carry Bureaus 1–12 and 96 carry Bureaus 13–24. The 12 presidencies of the Trustee council each carry one bureau from each set (bureaus n and n + 12) and belong to neither (Constitution 3.14).
| Presidents | Department | Presidencies | Each one serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village presidents | I | 288 (3 × 96) | one village, one bureau |
| District presidents | II | 72 (3 × 24) | one district, one bureau |
| Department presidencies (stand) | I–IV | 12 | one bureau each |
| Bureaus 1–12 | 372 | ||
| Origination presidents | VII | 48 (2 × 24) | one district building, all three bureaus |
| Data presidents | VI | 24 | one district building, all three bureaus |
| Regulatory presidents | V | 12 | all three Department V bureaus, for bureaus n and n + 12 |
| Department presidencies (stand) | V–VIII | 12 | one bureau each |
| Bureaus 13–24 | 96 | ||
| Trustee council | — | 12 | bureaus n and n + 12; neither set |
In Bureaus 1–12, each president carries a single bureau. A village president serves one village for Bureau 1, 2 or 3, never all three. In Bureaus 13–24, each president carries all three bureaus of the department, which serves the operational organization better. Each of the 24 data presidents, for example, serves one district building for Bureaus 16, 17 and 18 together. Departments III, IV and VIII have no presidents in the villages or districts; they serve the whole community through their department and bureau presidencies.
| Department | Bureaus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Department I: Village |
Bureau 1Inventory | Bureau 2Facilities | Bureau 3Equipment |
| Department II: District |
Bureau 4Food/Health | Bureau 5Life Plan | Bureau 6Leisure |
| Department III: Title |
Bureau 7Clearing | Bureau 8Property | Bureau 9Capital |
| Department IV: Platforms |
Bureau 10Communications | Bureau 11Proof | Bureau 12Media |
Companion page: Assurance Division (Bureaus 13–24) · Bureau Directory