[DRAFT] Introduction, selection, and guidelines for the Governance Facilitator role

[cattin]

Hello everyone thank you for your responses and sorry for the delay in replying. I will answer the questions:

@chuygarcia.eth

Thank you for such a thorough description of your proposal. I wanted to quickly ask how would you say this is different from the work @DisruptionJoe and @ZER8 are doing at Plurality Labs.

What would you say are the differences and similarities? Thanks for your time

What we are proposing is an exclusive DAO role that should respect the will of the DAO, follow up on governance processes and facilitate communication with Arbitrum Foundation. While the work they’ve made so far has been amazing, it’s quite different to this role since what Plurality Labs is currently doing arises from this proposal: AIP - 3 [Non-Constitutional] Fund the Arbitrum Grants Framework Proposal Milestone 1 in which they commit to develop their grants programs - unless they are . To give you a rough idea, this role is similar to the role of the Advocate that was proposed in the Arbitrum Coalition proposal, but as mentioned before, the role of the facilitator is exclusive to the DAO and should not respond to other interests.

@jengajojo

Thanks Cattin, in addition to the question above. Are there any suggestions for KPIs and MoSs for this role?

We have not assigned KPIs or any other metrics or control measures, the person filling the role must be a problem solver who serves the DAO and is able to execute tasks autonomously. As time progresses between the DAO and the facilitators they should put these measures in place or as more facilitators join. We believe that at this stage of the ArbitrumDAO we need people really experienced in this position to give it the vision that the DAO intends.

@jengajojo

I suggest doing this via QV to reduce the influence of plutocracy

This can be evaluated, it depends on the governance if you want a vote via QV, or maybe using private voting too (as it was suggested once for the security council).

@dk3

Maybe guarantee a lower bound on the USD/ARB Rate because I have seen circumstances in the past where contributors paid in native tokens will walk away if PA is negative and they no longer deem it worth their time.

Completely agree here, we could set the remuneration to USD valuation and have it paid monthly through voting. Considering that it is a very important role, it could make sense to have it in USD to give some predictability.

@dk3

Maybe add a 6-month bonus paid in vesting tokens if the DAO votes to continue the agreement past the initial 6-month period. So, as the contributor continues to meet/exceed expectations, their efforts can be rewarded. Will also attract talent that is considering leaving a current role for this.

Excellent idea we can add this to the proposal.

@dk3

Think for the initial sprint; start with a minimum of two facilitator roles with complementary skills, backup capability in the event one is away, and for redundancy purposes.

We thought so too, but we wanted to hear from the community if they thought more than one facilitator was needed.

@dk3

Depending on the facilitator’s career experience, they may struggle if overwhelmed with too much work, how can we determine we need another facilitator ASAP to cover growing demand, who specifically is the facilitator accountable to if challenged with multiple competing priorities and needs assistance challenging what they can currently support without introducing bias. Who, if anyone, should provide the facilitator with regular feedback on progress and deliverables? Using the forum for constructive criticism can be both valuable and challenging at times, as we have seen here in the past.

It is difficult to determine what is the exact number of facilitators needed. Perhaps we should have faster selection processes or standby facilitators with less time load that, when needed they are paid extra as long as they accomplish the task. Following up on the questions, the facilitator should be accountable to the DAO, it should be autonomous, and keep records of their daily activities and tasks, anyone in the DAO should be able to monitor what the facilitator is doing. I think an example we have today is @Matt_StableLab, who notifies the DAO daily about what is happening with the STIPs, and what problems they face and maintains communication with the protocols, the DAO, and the foundation.