Resolution No. 2025-069
City of Elk Crossing
Adopted by the City Council
Recommendation to Explore the Development of a Symbolic Digital Asset to Recognize Frontline City Workers
WHEREAS, the City of Elk Crossing’s frontline staff continue to provide vital services under conditions that include, but are not limited to: chronic underfunding, public indifference, excessive documentation, and existential PowerPoint fatigue;
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Committee on Nontraditional Recognition Mechanisms (est. Q1 2025, adjourned Q1 2025) was convened in response to the discontinuation of city-funded pizza as the primary form of employee appreciation, and was tasked with exploring creative, cost-neutral methods of recognizing frontline staff and boosting morale without triggering procurement review;
WHEREAS, the committee reviewed several proposals including a personalized mug program, retroactive morale credits, and a small-batch civic currency loosely modeled on community tokens and governed by a semi-functioning public DAO;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED, by said committee, that:
The City explore the feasibility of issuing a symbolic digital asset tentatively titled 501(meme)3 designed to be distributed to frontline staff as a gesture of acknowledgment;
This asset shall carry no intrinsic monetary value but may offer psychological, reputational, and meme-based utility;
Initial distribution shall prioritize employees who have endured legacy systems, unclear chain-of-command flowcharts, or repeated exposure to public meeting comment periods;
Future use cases may include access to token-gated morale perks, narrative participation, or voting rights in cartoon production decisions;
The City shall engage with artists, technologists, and institutional skeptics to further define the token’s architecture, governance framework, and potential partnership models.
PASSED by unanimous sigh and nod.
Signed,
Mayor Glen Fizzle
City of Elk Crossing
Ad Hoc Committee on Nontraditional Recognition Mechanisms
