# 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](mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org) | 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](mailto:matt.davis@intersectmbo.org) | 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. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://steeringcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/committee-meeting-notes/2025-meeting-notes/dd-mm-yyy.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.