Civics Meeting Minutes June 12, 2025

Time: 16:00 UTC – 17:23 UTC Location: Google Meet Facilitator: Chair Secretary: Larisa Mcfarlane (Secretary)

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Attendees

• Nicolas Cerny (Chair)

• Larisa Mcfarlane (Secretary)

• Ken-Erik Ølmheim (Member)

• Thomas Lindseth (Intersect)

• Nana Safo (Member)

• Dzubang Mermoz (Member)

• Randy (Wada) (Member)

• Alex Seregin (Member)

• Taichi Yokoyama

Members not present

Takeshi Ohishi, Reshan Fernando

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Agenda

1. Chair Election Outcome & Meeting Cadence

2. Working Groups & Committee Visibility

3. Communications & Public Presence

4. OKRs and Committee Focus

5. Constitutional Committee Election Working Group Update

6. AOB & Next Steps

Minutes

1. Chair Election Outcome & Meeting Cadence

• The committee welcomed Nicolas Cerny as newly elected Chair. Vice Chair election will be revisited; a procedural guest is invited to next week’s meeting.

• New weekly meeting time: Thursdays at 13:00 UTC.

• A time clash with another Intersect meeting was noted. A vote will be conducted to decide whether to adjust the time on alternate weeks.

2. Working Groups & Committee Visibility

• Working groups need to be remapped for relevance, cadence, and clarity.

• A representative from the Governance Support Working Group will be invited next week to provide context and updates.

• Members were encouraged to observe other committees to improve cross-committee insight and share back relevant findings

3. Communications & Public Presence

• A new X (Twitter) account has been created for the Civics Committee.

• Members invited to request delegated access and contribute to posting and engagement.

• A lightweight content calendar will be created using Google Sheets.

• The committee will begin contributing regular governance updates to the Intersect Dev Report, shifting ownership of narrative to committee members.

4. OKRs and Committee Focus

• A proposed three-session workshop series will define:

  • Vision & objectives

  • Success measures (key results)

  • Personal commitments and initiatives

• Members and community are invited to reflect on:

  “What is the single most important thing the Civics Committee should achieve by end of 2025 to improve Cardano governance?”

5. Constitutional Committee Election Working Group Update

• The CC candidate application process launched earlier that day.

• The original plan for stake-based voting was changed to DRep-based voting, sparking community and internal debate.

• Time constraints and prior precedents with DRep-based votes informed the final decision.

• Emphasis was placed on improving community education and preparing for future staggered elections with broader participation.

6. AOB & Next Steps

• A spreadsheet has been developed to audit and plan updates to the Civics GitBook knowledge base. Tasks will be assigned collaboratively.

• Committee members shared personal motivations and ideas to improve collaboration and clarity of purpose.

• The Chair reaffirmed commitment to collective leadership and learning across perspectives.

• Next meeting (June 19) will begin session one of the OKR workshop.

Meeting adjourned at: 14:03 UTC Next meeting: Thursday, June 19, 2025 – 13:00 UTC

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