Civics Committee Minutes 12th March 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
Thomas Lindseth	Yes	Intersect	N	N/A
Ken-Erik O	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Nana Safo	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Alex Seregin	No	Member	Y	April 2026
Randy	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Dzubang Mermoz	No	Member	Y	April 2026
Ian Hartwell	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Megan Dyamond	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Musa Ridwan Itopa	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Simon Fleck	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026

Sources

Transcript: CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026_03_19 12_50 GMT - Notes by Gemini.docx

Recording: recording

Agenda

• Meeting Opening and Agenda Review

• Civics Committee Budget Discussion

• Constitutional Committee Parameter Changes

• Working Group Updates

• Upcoming Town Hall and Committee Elections

Decisions/Actions

The Civics Committee finalized 2026 budget priorities and discussed parameters for Constitutional Committee (CC) size and quorum. The committee approved a 2026 budget proposal focused on governance workshops and recurring CC election costs with 6 yes votes. The DREP incentives research proposal was determined to be a necessary standalone initiative. T.L. proposed changing the minimum CC size to 6 and altering the quorum threshold from 2/3 to 7/10 to address DREP centralization concerns, maintaining an effective 5-vote requirement for quorum while allowing for one CC member retirement. The CAP working group is near finalizing the scope of the CAP editor role, and a new Governance Participation working group was formally agreed upon, contingent on a charter.

Decisions Made

Civics Budget Focus Approved: The committee approved a 2026 budget proposal focused on governance workshops and recurring Constitutional Committee election costs with 6 yes votes.

Governance Participation Working Group Established: The committee formally agreed to establish a new Governance Participation working group, contingent upon the development of a charter.

Action Items

LM: Schedule dedicated budget proposal meeting next week.

TL: Finalize CAP Editor Role scope document; conduct vote next week.

NC: Review S.R.'s DRep incentives research document; provide detailed feedback.

NC: Lobby DREPs to secure funding for governance related proposals.

LM: Assist committee members needing help logging into the virtual hub for Town Hall attendance.

LM, SF: Set up the Governance Participation working group charter and first meeting details; prepare charter for approval next week.

The group: Develop main civics committee budget proposal using the new template focusing on governance workshops and recurring costs.

NC: Place slide text about committee size reduction and threshold change into chat.

The group: Start assembling the Civics Committee budget document.

The group: Maintain focus and effort within assigned working groups; review S.R.'s working group output.

LM: Add 1 additional hour immediately following next Thursday meeting.

The group: Register and attend the virtual hub town square event Tuesday.

Topic Notes

Topic	Discussion	Notes
1. Meeting Opening and Agenda Review	N.C. welcomed participants, noting budget season. L.M. confirmed a packed agenda. Main topic: committee budget.	Budget season initiated. Efficiency required due to packed agenda.
2. Civics Committee Budget Discussion	Finalizing budget for on-chain process. Five initiatives identified: global ada holder education, civics research fellowship, CC election costs, constitutional amendment workshops, DRep incentives research. Goal: decide initiatives for unified budget.	Budget for on-chain process. Five key initiatives reviewed.
3. Budget Cap and Proposal Concerns	K.O. confirmed 1M ada budget cap due to DRep reluctance. L.M. noted large budgets risk shifting responsibility to Intersect. K.O. warned a single unpopular item could 'nuke' the proposal.	1M ada cap. Large budgets are a risk. Unpopular items can jeopardize proposals.
4. DRep Incentives Proposal	S.R. clarified DRep incentives research is a standalone proposal, not for civics budget, to avoid conflict of interest. K.O. supported and offered assistance.	Standalone proposal to avoid conflict. K.O. offered support.
5. Decision on Civics Committee Budget	Committee polled to approve budget focused on governance workshops and recurring costs. Passed with 6 yes, 1 no. L.M. to schedule dedicated meeting for specifics.	Budget approved (6:1) for workshops/recurring costs. L.M. to schedule follow-up.
6. Upcoming Town Hall and Elections	L.M. announced Town Hall on March 17th for committee elections. Members asked to attend to promote work. Formal applications due March 31st.	Town Hall March 17th for elections. Applications due March 31st.
7. Working Group Updates	T.L. reported CAP WG near finalizing editor role scope. R.R. updated on governance education WG compiling resources for a health dashboard.	CAP editor scope near final. Governance education WG compiling resources.
8. Formalizing Governance Participation WG	S.R. requested official vote for new Governance Participation WG. L.M. confirmed charter needed, suggesting using existing frameworks. Charter approval next week.	New WG requires official vote and charter. Charter approval next week.
9. Constitutional Committee Size Parameter Change	N.C. opened discussion on CC min size. T.L. proposed changing min size to 6 and quorum to 7/10 to allow one member retirement while maintaining effective 5-vote quorum.	Proposal: CC min size 6, quorum 7/10. Maintains 5-vote quorum.
10. Quorum Threshold Clarification	N.C. sought rounding clarification. T.L. confirmed 7/10 (70%) is higher than 2/3 (66%), but effective 5 votes for quorum remains with 7 members. Current plan is CC size 7, quorum change with update CC action.	Rounding confirmed. 7/10 is higher threshold, but 5 votes remain effective. CC size 7, quorum change via update action.