Civics Committee Minutes 30th 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	No	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	No	Member	Y	October 2026
Dzubang Mermoz	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Randy	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026

Sources

CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026/04/30 13:59 BST - Recording

CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026/04/30 13:59 BST - Transcript

Agenda Items

• Update from the Intersect Steering Committee (ISC)

• Committee Elections Status

• Service Rewards Policy Evaluation

• Constitutional Amendment Process (CAP) Working Group Update

• Governance Incentives Working Group Charter Ratification

• Civics Committee Budget Proposal Refinement and Vote

Decisions/Actions

Decisions Made

• Charter Ratification: The committee officially ratified the charter for the Governance Incentives Working Group. The purpose was clarified to include providing recommendations to the Cardano community through the Civics committee.

• Budget Strategy Change: The committee decided to strategically reduce the quantity of flagship workshops from nine to six (one per continent) to improve the proposal's chances of approval by DReps.

• Workshop Coordination: Language will be added to the budget proposal stating an intention to minimize costs by coordinating workshop logistics with other Intersect committees where possible.

• Budget Approval: The committee voted unanimously (6-0) to approve version 6 of the budget proposal for submission to the Hydra voting tool for community feedback.

Action Items

• Civics Committee Members: Cast votes for the next committee election in the members' portal by tomorrow, May 1, at 12:00 PM UTC.

• Civics Committee Members: Continue testing the CAP tool on various devices and report any bugs directly to the working group.

• S (Seomon): Coordinate with TL to verify which wallets have successfully implemented the optional governance incentives grant.

• LM & NC: Clean up the finalized budget document and submit it to the Hydra voting tool.

Topic Notes

Topic	Discussion	Notes
1. ISC & Budget Overview	The Intersect main budget was submitted via the Hydra tool and features three extensive work packages.	Board members attended the ISC meeting to provide oversight on the submission.
2. Service Rewards	The IC is reassessing committee stipends, specifically the original intent of anchoring them to USD (e.g., $500) versus ADA.	Current rewards are guaranteed through the end of June 2026.
3. CAP Working Group	TL continues to refine the tool based on daily bug reports. A new historical summary of the amendment process has been added to the portal.	Members are encouraged to "break the tool" using dummy amendments to find edge cases.
4. Governance Incentives	The group's scope is defined as consolidating existing research and efforts rather than solving the problem in perpetuity.	Milestone 1 involves mapping existing incentive research, with future milestones to be added only after reassessment.
5. Wallet Integration	A discussion occurred regarding the low adoption rate of the governance incentive grant by wallet builders.	Only the Eternl wallet has successfully completed and claimed the grant to date.
6. Civics Budget Proposal	The proposal was restructured to prioritize governance tooling and education infrastructure over workshops.	The committee agreed that workshops are non-profit; any unspent funds from the 20,000 ADA allocation per event will be returned to the treasury.
7. Infrastructure Lessons	The recent downtime of the GovTool (Gv tool) was cited as a stark reminder that unfunded governance infrastructure lacks accountability and maintenance.	This event underscored the necessity of the committee's budget for sustaining governance layers.