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Constitutional Committee Compensation Epochs 581-653

System10mo ago1 post
DReps 174SPOs 15CC 7

5 of 7 committee members voted

  • Ace Alliance71aa5b3a…8f04
    YesActive · term ends epoch 726Rationale

    Ace Alliance finds the proposed "Constitutional Committee Compensation Epochs 581-653" Governance Action constitutional.

    A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.

    This Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Budget Info Action (gov_action16f69yf2f35w9ds8sr05ewyr55jg5f439mu8882rv295fvf8m4kcqql7y6nc) seeks a budget of 1,000,000 ada to provide for the compensation and administrative costs of five sitting Constitutional Committee (CC) members for a 73-epoch term (Epochs 581-653).

    Article VII, Section 8, states that "Cardano Blockchain ecosystem budgets shall provide for periodic administrative costs of the Constitutional Committee... as requested from time to time... and as approved by ada owners." This is further supported by Article I, Section 1, Tenet 4, which acknowledges "potential compensation to... CC members" as a means of fairly recognizing contributions.

    The action adheres to all procedural and substantive requirements for a Budget Info Action:

    1. Procedural Requirements (Article III, Sec 5): The proposal is presented in a standardized format with sufficient rationale and verifiable, immutable off-chain content, meeting all formal requirements.
    2. Budget Purpose (Article IV, Sec 1): The budget covers "governance process costs" for a "specific time period" of 73 epochs, aligning with constitutional requirements.
    3. Administration & Oversight (Article IV, Sec 2): The proposal designates a smart contract as the administrator and defines a robust oversight process. Each member's contract is auditable and overseen by the other four participating members, who collectively have the authority to pause further withdrawals if the designated member is no longer serving in their CC role. This peer-review mechanism satisfies the constitutional requirement for oversight.

    Conflict of Interest Disclosure

    Ace Alliance is a named beneficiary in this Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Budget Info Action. Our review of this governance action is limited to assessing its constitutionality, and DReps assess the merits.

    Due to its direct constitutional mandate under Article VII and its full adherence to the procedural and substantive requirements of Articles III and IV, this Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Budget Info Action is Constitutional.

  • Cardano Japan Council725d4d44…7b31
    YesExpired · term ends epoch 653Rationale

    We consider this governance action to be constitutional.

    This governance action has been rigorously reviewed and is deemed constitutional, aligning with the mandate of the Cardano Constitution. The proposal focuses on providing legitimate compensation and operational funding for the Constitutional Committee. Our affirmation is based on compliance with the following key articles: Article 7: The proposal aligns with Article 7, Section 8, which justifies the compensation for committee members' duties. Furthermore, it complies with Article 7, Section 1, ensuring the Committee's independence and procedural integrity. Article 4: The proposal demonstrates adherence to the financial requirements outlined in Article 4 by specifying provisions for fund administration and audit planning. Fund management is structured via a smart contract, ensuring that the funds are auditable, segregated, and transparently controlled.

    While a formal Treasury Withdrawal proposal would require the explicit inclusion of the receiving stake address and a full audit contract, this action is procedurally and substantively consistent with the constitutional framework in its current form. Therefore, this governance action is judged to be constitutional.

  • Eastern Cardano Council2ea7a78e…10ec
    YesActive · term ends epoch 726Rationale

    We have determined that this budget Info governance action is constitutional.

    Article IV, Section 2 of the Cardano Constitution states "Cardano Blockchain budgets shall specify a process for overseeing use of funds from Cardano Blockchain treasury withdrawals including designating one or more administrators who shall be responsible for such oversight."

    The governance action with ID "gov_action16f6...l7y6nc" and title "Constitutional Committee Compensation Epochs 581-653" complies with this requirement by clearly defining a decentralized administrative and oversight framework through a customized version of the open-source Cardano Treasury/Vendor Smart Contract developed by Intersect and Sundae Labs.

    Under this framework, each CC member is assigned an individual smart contract as administrator, ensuring separate accounting and transparent fund control. Each contract is funded only through a Treasury Withdrawal Governance Action jointly approved by all compensated members, enables periodic withdrawals proportional to actual service time, and is auditable by peer CC members, who may pause payments if service ceases. Unclaimed funds automatically return to the Treasury after the compensation term.

    This framework establishes a defined, self-enforcing, and verifiable process for Treasury fund oversight, thereby fulfilling the constitutional requirement set forth in Article IV, Section 2, and aligning with the broader constitutional principles of transparency, accountability, and fairness.

    We therefore find this governance action Constitutional.

    This governance action sufficiently fulfils the criteria specified for budgets in the Cardano Constitution, so is deemed constitutional.

  • Cardano Atlantic Council07e0eb70…5bde
    AbstainResigned · term ends epoch 653Rationale

    We vote abstain on the proposed Constitutional Committee Compensation budget proposal.

    While the budget has been written to fully comply with the requirements of the Constitution, we have chosen to abstain from casting a vote on the Constitutionality due to the conflict of interest, real or perceived, that could be interpreted by such voting.

  • Tingvard646d1b3a…be43
    AbstainActive · term ends epoch 726Rationale

    Tingvard abstain from judging the “Constitutional Committee Compensation Epochs 581–653” budget Info action due to conflict of interest, perceived or otherwise.

    This governance action is properly framed as a budget Info action under Article III, § 4 and Article IV, § 1, proposing a budget of 1,000,000 Ada for compensation of Constitutional Committee members over epochs 581–653. It includes a title, abstract, motivation, and anchor with hash as required by Article III, § 5. Because Tingvard is explicitly listed as one of the beneficiaries eligible to receive compensation under this budget, any constitutional judgment we make on this action would amount to reviewing our own prospective remuneration. To avoid both actual and perceived self-review, Tingvard abstain from issuing a constitutional verdict on this governance Info action.

    Tingvard abstain from judging this governance Info action. This abstention is taken to uphold impartiality and avoid any real or perceived conflict of interest arising from Tingvard’s inclusion as a potential recipient of funds under the proposed budget.

  • KtorZ64f97568…3a49
    Not votedExpired · term ends epoch 653No rationale
  • Phil_uplc68bb0b42…8746
    Not votedExpired · term ends epoch 653No rationale