Civics Committee Minutes 16th April 2026
Attendees
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Election Term
Nicolas Cerny
Yes
Chair
Y
April 2026
Larisa Mcfarlane
Yes
Secretary
N
N/A
Megan Dyamond
No
Member
Y
October 2026
Thomas Lindseth
Yes
Intersect
N
N/A
Ken-Erik Ølmheim
Yes
Member
Y
April 2026
Simon Fleck
Yes
Member
Y
October 2026
Ian Hartwell
Yes
Member
Y
October 2026
Musa Ridwan Itopa
Yes
Member
Y
October 2026
Dzubang Mermoz
Yes
Member
Y
April 2026
Randy
Yes
Member
Y
April 2026
Sources
CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026/04/16 13:50 BST - Recording
CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026/04/16 13:50 BST - Notes by Gemini
Agenda Items
Update from the Intersect Steering Committee (ISC)
Committee Elections Status
Working Group Updates: CAP, Governance Health, Governance Incentives, and Governance Education
Constitutional Committee (CC) Election Update
Committee Minimum Size Parameter Change
Civics Committee Budget Proposal Discussion
Decisions Made
Governance Health Dashboard Launch: The committee acknowledged the live launch of the Dune-based Governance Health dashboard.
Education Resource Hosting: Governance education resources will live on GitHub to allow for continuous community contributions.
Budget Review Process: The budget discussion will move to Discord for a formal poll on commitment.
Action Items
Voting Members: Review the updated budget proposal and provide comments by Monday.
NC: Set up a poll in Discord to gauge member commitment to the budget proposal.
TL: Provide editor access to the CAP tool for requesting Civics members.
TL: Share final dates/links for upcoming CC election X (Twitter) spaces.
SF: Focus on marketing the Governance Incentives Working Group for next week's charter finalization.
Topic Notes
Topic
Discussion & Notes
ISC Update & Rewards
Clarified reward cycle: claims in April for March work are paid end of April. Educational videos to be added to Knowledge Base.
Committee Elections
Window closes April 17. Voting starts April 20. Approx. 10 applications for 5-6 seats.
CAP Working Group
Demonstrated new features: bug reports, Kanban tracking, and 'diff view' for constitutional text. Tooling is CIP-120 compliant.
Governance Health
Dune dashboard is now live. Based on previous KPI reports to provide transparent governance data.
Governance Incentives
Delayed charter finalization due to low attendance. Focus on establishing clear direction before broad marketing.
Governance Education
Resources drafted on GitHub. Includes contribution recipes to ensure the system is maintainable and community-driven.
CC Election & Min-Size
Registration opens in May. Min-size change pending Plutus cost model testing on Preview network.
Civics Budget Proposal
Direct discussion regarding lack of engagement. Consensus reached to require explicit member commitment before submission.
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