by 0x5b5cc427c1d81db4f94de4d51d85ce122d63e244 (Fehz)
Linked Pre-Proposal
Which candidate should be added to the DAO Committee?
Summary
This Draft Proposal is the second of three stages that will lead to the appointment of a new DAO Committee Member, by confirming Tobik as the winner of the voting between the 5 selected DAO Committee Applicants.
Abstract
The DAO needs to appoint 1 new member to the DAO Committee in order to reach the initial setup of 2-of-3 signers.
In accordance with the process established for adding/removing DAO Committee Members, an Open Call for Candidates was published. The Open Call received 10 submissions. Two withdrew from the process. Five were selected by existing DAO Committee members, following an interview process and ranking of the candidates using a system based on Trust, Technical Knowledge, Timezone, and DAO Participation.
A Pre-Proposal Poll served as a mechanism to select between the 5 candidates in a single-choice voting round. The result was that Tobik received the most amount of supporting voting power, with 60% (5,811,308) of the participating VP in favor.
This Draft Proposal will serve to confirm Tobik as the winner, and if it gets approved, it will be followed by a Binding Governance Proposal to ratify the decision and formally appoint the Member-Select to the DAO Committee.
In the event that subsequent proposals fail to pass, DAO operators will focus on formalizing the pathway for adding and/or removing members to committees within our Governance dApp, which will include the process for electing new members to the DAO Committee.
Motivation
The DAO Committee should be composed of 3 members elected by the Community to improve security. Since Mr Eric resigned early last year, @HPrivakos and @Yemel have been serving alone.
- Resignation of Eric to the DAO Committee
- Formalization of the process for adding and removing members
- Formalization of compensation for committee members
- Open Call for new committee members
Specification
This is a voting to confirm Tobik as the applicant with the most amount of voting power in favour to become a DAO Committee Member. →View Tobik’s Application←
Historical Context:
The Formal Process for Adding/Removing DAO Committee Members laid out a three stage process for selecting a new DAO Committee Member. This includes: 1) The open application period; 2) Committee interviews; and 3) Final vote - by ranked choice or individual proposals for each applicant.
Given Ranked-Choice Voting has not yet been approved or implemented as a voting modality in the Governance dApp, the DAO Committee created 5 separate Governance Proposals, one for each candidate: AwedJob, Champ, Martriay, Szjanko, and Tobik. At the end of the voting period, despite reaching the participation threshold, none of the proposals passed, and a new candidate was not selected - with community members calling for mechanisms to better understand each candidate’s background and skills, and reframing the selection process into a single proposal, including all five candidates. This would ensure that the community was equipped to make an informed decision, and that DAO Members could only vote for one of the five candidates.
In response to these sentiments, a specific channel was opened in the Decentraland DAO Discord for asynchronous communications with candidates, a synchronous session with the five candidates was held during the most recent Town Hall on January 26, 2023, and the above poll was put together by the DAO Facilitation upon DAO Committee request.
On February 6, 2023, a Pre-Proposal Poll was submitted as a mechanism to select between the 5 candidates in a single-choice voting round. With the voting closed on February 11, 2023, the result was that Tobik received the most amount of supporting voting power, with 60% (5,811,308) of the participating VP in favor.
Conclusion
Over the past year, the DAO Committee has been proven essential for the regular operations of the DAO. Adding a new member should improve the security and decentralization of the DAO.
