# September 15, ISC Meeting
## Agenda:
* Committees Update
* Committee Service Rewards Review and Vote
* Committee Elections Questions and Info page
* MCC Charter - presentation
* Draft member survey
* AOB & Meeting Close
## Attendees:
| Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| [Simo Simovic](mailto:simo.simovic@intersectmbo.org) | No | Secretary | N |
| Jack Briggs | Yes | Interim Executive Director | Y |
| Nick Cook | No | Director - Operations (Interim) | Y |
| YUTA | Yes | Community Member Seat | Y |
| Phil Lewis | No | Community Member Seat | Y |
| Sheldon Hunt | Yes | Community Member Seat | Y |
| Fred Tanaka | Yes | Community Member Seat | Y |
| Elaine Cardenas | Yes | OSC Chair | Y |
| Samuel Leathers | No | Product Chair | Y |
| Darlington Welsh | Yes | MCC Chair | Y |
| Kristijan Kowalsky | Yes | CBC Chair | Y |
| Kevin Hammond | Yes | TSC Chair | Y |
| Wes Parkison | Yes | GMC Chair | Y |
| Nicolas Cerny | Yes | CCC Chair | Y |
| Christian Taylor | Yes | Head of OSO | N |
| Lorenzo Bruno | Yes | Head of Product | N |
| Matt Davis | No | Head of Tech Operation | N |
| Tim Richmond | No | Head of Comms | N |
| Duncan Soutar | No | Secretary of TSC | N |
| Lloyd Duhon | Yes | Secretary of Budget Committee | N |
| Larisa Mcfarlane | Yes | Secretary of CCC | N |
| Terence McCutcheon | No | Secretary of OSC | N |
### Additional Attendees:
Tim Harrison - Vice Chair of GMC
Kyle Solomon - Vice Chair of Product Committee
Thiago Nunes - Observer
## Discussion/Action:
### 1. Committee Updates
Civics Committee\
Launching a Discord forum on constitutional amendments and planning an X Space with incoming/outgoing CC members. Governance Health WG is defining KPIs, Education WG is mapping gaps, and the CC Election WG will hold a follow-up workshop on 29 September.
Technical Steering Committee (TSC)\
Revised remit under review; presentation expected next week. Reviewing “linear Leios” SIP, which may affect budgets. Preparing a governance action to raise execution units and exploring a new minimum margin parameter. Hard fork unlikely in 2025; intra-era hard fork targeted for early 2026. Fire drill pending officer appointment.
Budget Committee\
Approved its primary functions (budget process, oversight/audit, and communication) plus supporting roles (DRep relations and working groups). Will present the 2026 budget process and functions to the board, with an info action planned for late October/early November.
Member & Community Committee (MCC)\
Updated charter shifts focus to member benefits and non-financial hub support. Key focus areas to be shared soon.
Product Committee\
Workshops ongoing with a calendar published for participation.
Open Source Committee (OSC)\
Budget rollout progressing with statements of work approved; full implementation expected by November.
### 2. Committee Service Rewards Policy
A revised draft of the Service Rewards Policy was presented, balancing accountability with simplicity. The proposal allows members to claim 50% of the reward automatically and the other 50% upon submitting a brief activity summary (\~500 characters). Legal review will be required to ensure compliance with employment law, as conditions on stipends could create contractual issues.
The ISC agreed to vote on the current version with the caveat that legal review may require revisions, which would return for approval. A majority vote approved sending the draft to legal, with the understanding that changes would be re-submitted for ISC confirmation.
### 3. Committee Elections – Questions and Criteria
The ISC discussed refining the additional questions for upcoming committee elections. Concerns were raised that some questions overlap (e.g., feedback incorporation vs. communication) and that “community” should be clarified as “membership” in the ISC context. Members suggested defining explicit candidate criteria (e.g., leadership, commitment, understanding of Intersect) and ensuring questions capture candidates’ vision for improving the organization. A revised draft of criteria and questions will be circulated in Discord this week for finalization.
### 4. MCC Charter Review
Members were invited to provide asynchronous feedback on the updated MCC charter shared in Discord. No further discussion was required during the call.
### 5. ISC & Member Survey
The ISC confirmed that Phil’s earlier proposal on Intersect’s role and responsibilities will be integrated into a broader member survey for the Annual Member Meeting (AMM). The survey will open next week, remain active for six weeks, and close two weeks before the AMM (planned for late November). Results will inform discussions on Intersect’s 2026 direction and subsequent member voting.
### 6. Next Steps & Actions
* Service Rewards Policy: Send draft to legal review; return for ISC approval if changes required.
* Committee Elections: Finalize criteria and additional questions for ISC election seats; share updated draft in Discord.
* Member Survey: Finalize and launch next week; close two weeks before AMM in late November.
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