March 24, 2025 ISC Meeting

Agenda

• Proposal Submission Portal - Progress Update

• Intersect Committee Election - Progress Update

• ISC Committee Voting Seats Discussion

• Intersect Governance WG Charter

• Committee Update - Risks & Issuses

Attendees

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)
Simo Simovic	Yes	Secretary	N
Jack Briggs	Yes	Director of Ecosystem & Governance	Y
Lawrence Clark	Yes	Head of Operations	Y
Nick Cook	Yes	Head of Membership & Community Hubs	Y
YUTA	Yes	Community Member Seat	Y
Phil Lewis	Yes	Community Member Seat	Y
Thiago Nunes	Yes	Interim Community Member Seat	Y
Pedro Lucas	Yes	OSC Chair	Y
Samuel Leathers	Yes	Product Chair	Y
Darlington Welsh	Yes	MCC Chair	Y
Prof. Steven	Yes	CBC Chair	Y
Kevin Hammond	No	TSC Chair	Y
Seomon	Yes	GMC Chair	Y
Jose Miguel De Gamboa	No	CCC Chair	Y
Christian Taylor	Yes	Head of Open Source Office	N
Lorenzo Bruno	Yes	Head of Product	N
Matt Davis	Yes	Head of Tech Operation	N
Duncan Soutar	Yes	Secretary of TSC	N
Lloyd Duhon	Yes	Secretary of Budget Committee	N
Larisa Mcfarlane	Yes	Secretary of Civics Committee	N
Terence McCutcheon	No	Secretary of OSC	N

Additional Attendees

• Valeria Devaux - Observer

• Adam Rush- Observer

Key Outcomes & Discussions

1. Budget Process Clarity & Timeline

• Clarification provided on the budget submission process and deadlines.

• The budget submission form will remain open:

  • Recommended submission deadline: March 31st (for committee review).

  • Final deadline: April 24th (for inclusion in the first budget information actions).

• Discussion on the net change limit proposal and its potential impact on the 2025 budget.

• Concerns raised about the constitutionality of the net change limit decision.

2. Budget Proposal Tooling & Migration

• Update on the development of a new budget proposal tool within gov.tools.

• Discussion on migrating existing budget proposals to the new tool.

• Concerns about potential confusion among users due to the form change.

• Clarification that the new tool will be accessible via the same URL as the existing form.

3. Committee Elections Update

• Update on committee elections, including:

  • Communication efforts.

  • Translation of application forms.

  • Xspace sessions.

• Application period is officially open until April 4th.

4. ISC Voting Rights & Membership

• Discussion on clarifying voting rights within the ISC, particularly for committee chairs and functional heads.

• Decision: Voting rights granted to:

  • Community member seats

  • Committee chairs

  • Executive team

• Clarification on the composition of community member seats and upcoming elections.

• Agreement to publish ISC meeting minutes in the Knowledge Base.

5. Committee Stipends & Workload

• Discussion on reviewing committee stipends due to increased workload.

• Request to add the topic to the Governance Working Group (WG) agenda for further review.

• Concerns raised about potential back pay for committee members elected in October.

• Request for clarity on budget proposal submission requirements (line item vs. total budget).

6. Intersect Governance WG Charter

• Update on the Intersect Governance Working Group’s progress, including the finalization of the working group charter.

• Purpose of the WG: To develop and refine governance processes within Intersect.

• Plan to share the charter on Discord for review and ratification by the ISC.