September 8, ISC Meeting
Agenda:
Committees Update
ISC Actions/Update from last week
Committee Service Rewards Review
AOB & Meeting Close
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Jack Briggs
Yes
Interim Executive Director
Y
Nick Cook
No
Director - Operations (Interim)
Y
YUTA
Yes
Community Member Seat
Y
Phil Lewis
Yes
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
No
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
No
Secretary of Budget Committee
N
Larisa Mcfarlane
No
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
Technical Steering Committee (TSC) The committee is preparing a less technical explainer document and working on a disaster recovery “fire drill” on SanchoNet to test procedures once a new security incident officer is appointed.
Open Source Committee (OSC) The OSC has finalized forms for the maintainer retainer program and already exceeded the initial target for interested participants. Work continues on interview questions for maintainers and on advancing the developer advocate program, including piloting a model where an advocate reports directly to the OSC.
Membership & Community Committee (MCC) The MCC is focusing on membership and enterprise benefits, holding internal workshops to refine proposals for rollout in the coming days.
Budget Committee The committee is developing the new budget process and has added a second weekly working session to keep up with activities. A report on smart contracts was reviewed, and preparations are underway to present a budget framework to the board by the next meeting.
Civics Committee The committee confirmed that a grant will be pursued to implement CIP-149, enabling ADA holders to donate a percentage of staking rewards directly to DReps. Intersect staff are preparing the proposal. The committee’s working groups will soon appear on the Intersect calendar for easier participation.
2. Committee Service Reward Policy
A revised draft of the Service Reward Policy was discussed, incorporating prior feedback. The key new element is that members must submit a brief monthly contribution summary in order to collect rewards. This aims to strengthen transparency and accountability while keeping administrative burden low.
Reward Levels: 500 ADA/month for committee members; 1,000 ADA/month for chairs.
Collection Requirement: Rewards are optional but tied to submission of a monthly contribution summary.
Implementation: System to be self-served via the member area; no payout possible without submitting the summary.
Discussion Points:
Some raised concerns that writing reports may create unnecessary burden. Others emphasized that a short, journal-style entry is minimal effort and provides transparency.
Suggestions included limiting entries to a short format (e.g., 500 characters) or having committees issue collective reports rather than individual ones.
Proposals were made to split rewards: half based on attendance, half on contribution, with data tracked via meeting minutes or ClickUp.
Some supported giving committees more autonomy to manage and distribute rewards internally, though concerns were raised about consistency and fairness across committees.
A need for clarity on what “public” means was noted — whether reports are visible to all members or the general public.
There was broad agreement to proceed with a first version of the policy, while continuing to refine implementation details. A vote is expected soon, with the aim to activate the system by late September or early October.
3. Next Steps & Actions
Service Rewards: Update draft policy to reflect feedback (short contribution reports, attendance-based ideas, committee autonomy options). Prepare a clean version for vote in the next meeting.
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