Well my settlement isn't offical yet, but what I plan on having is
The lawspeaker usually makes the small decisions by himself, but when big decisions are to be made, the Lawspeaker calls a meeting with the council to make a decision, once everyone has made an opinion, the Lawspeaker picks the best solution and puts it in motion.
Level of obedience is loyalty, if a disloyal person(s) plotting against us, the person(s) will be knocked out, and to be killed personally by the lawspeaker.
The economic system will be a barter system, none of that coin or points crap.