The governing authority for the city of Hedrett, located on the planet of Cularin, was the Hedrett Council. This council consisted of 21 elected officials: specifically, 9 senior counselors and 12 junior counselors; each senior counselor's vote held double the weight of a junior counselor's vote on any given issue. In the decline of the Galactic Republic, the council was led by Senior Counselor Karid Blakken; however, he was surprisingly ousted by Westa Impeveri, a former criminal, in the election of 33 BBY.