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1. Member Offboarding


NC formally acknowledged AS's departure from the committee. The offboarding process will be initiated immediately to remove access and update records.


AS's offboarding; permissions and KB entries to be removed.

2. Intersect Budget Process


The budget process officially kicks off on April 16th. Nicolas aims to have the Civics budget proposal finalized and voted on by next Thursday to ensure early submission and community feedback.Process starts April 16th. Civics proposal to be finalized by next week.

3. Committee Elections


LM noted that anyone can apply or vote if they are a paid member by the time applications close (April 17th) or voting opens. Technical members are strongly encouraged to apply for the TSC.Paid membership is the primary eligibility requirement for candidates and voters.

4. Constitutional Amendment Process (CAP)


TL reported the working group aims to have the tool and process ready for live testing by the end of April. Potential editors have been identified within the group.Tooling ready for testing by end of April. Bootstrapping editors selected.

5. Governance Health & Dashboards


IH shared a preview of a new KPI dashboard being developed by Ryan at Intersect using Dune. The committee welcomed the integration and invited Ryan to present next weekDune-based KPI dashboard in development. Ryan invited to next meeting.

6. CC Election & Parameters


Significant discussion occurred regarding the "committee min-size" parameter. There is concern that delays in Plutus cost model updates are holding up the min-size change, which affects the number of seats to be elected.

Recommendation to submit min-size change immediately to clarify election needs.


7. Governance Incentives WG


S reported on the first meeting and requested more member participation to finalize the charter next Tuesday.Meeting scheduled for Tuesday 11:00 UTC to finish the group charter.

8. On-Chain Actions


The committee reviewed live actions, noting that "Dingo" is very close to the threshold. Members were urged to encourage DRep participation to avoid "inactive no" votes.Dingo proposal and others reviewed. Emphasis on DRep participation to prevent voter fatigue failures.

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