When you surrender a city as founder, does the person you surrender it to become the new founder?
If not, perhaps there should be a way to track and transfer founder-level rights to other people. So, for example, you could resign your own position in your empire and give your cities to someone new, while still not giving the higher authorities absolute control over them - so that the new person has the same rights you did.
Also, phew about the buildings! The neutral zone has completely collapsed and the conflict zone's being pushed hard.
If not, perhaps there should be a way to track and transfer founder-level rights to other people. So, for example, you could resign your own position in your empire and give your cities to someone new, while still not giving the higher authorities absolute control over them - so that the new person has the same rights you did.
Also, phew about the buildings! The neutral zone has completely collapsed and the conflict zone's being pushed hard.