[RFC-0] Comprehensive Proposal for Modifications in ArbitrumDAO's Governance Infrastructure

[DisruptionJoe]

This is a great contribution. I binged reading these over the weekend and have been thinking about how to best respond and help move forward.

RFC-1 Governance Cycle

@cattin

ArbitrumDAO Governance Cycle: We must define clear working times to scale governance. Governance participants, external contributors, and anyone interested should know the deadlines and procedures of the DAO to have certainty in the actions they wish to engage in.

I especially like this. As a strong believer in setting good cadences & rituals, it is refreshing to see this as a primary concern. I don’t think anyone will object to the monthly cadences. A more difficult task is to align it with the service provider activities such as Plurality Labs, Questbook, and future funded programs.

My concern, I don’t think this is something that should be ratified into “law”. In my experience, I’ve seen that when DAOs ratify process outside of the consititution, it leads to a loss of focus on objectives and over-administrating simple processes and enforcement of rules. A suggestion would be to do the work of getting proper feedback, then simply temp check an agreement to establish the cadence as a norm.

In terms of getting feedback, I’d love to connect to talk about the September #GovMonth promo Plurality Labs will be activating. The structure is already built to get you the data-driven justification to gain wide support of establishing a new norm.

RFC-2 Delegate Incentives

@cattin

The incentive system for delegates: We believe that delegates are the pillar of the DAO. They are the ones who make decisions and determine the course of Arbitrum. It is crucial to implement a clear incentive system that allows delegates to stay aligned with the vision and mission of Arbitrum. If we want governance to scale and delegates to spend time analyzing proposals and making the best decisions, it is crucial to establish the right incentives.

This post from @Frisson says it all x.com

RFC-3 Governance Facilitator

@cattin

Governance Facilitator: To ensure the operational efficiency of the DAO and that the processes are transparent, it is necessary to incorporate governance facilitators. This is an essential role to streamline processes and establish transparent rules.

How would you select this person? @shawn16400 from our team did this for Gitcoin. His work there was a huge part of why I reached out to him to join our effort. Perhaps he could help.

Overall, I think there will be a need to drive most of this forward. It would be great to incorporate the questions that these proposals bring into our #govmonth promo to get real data-driven justification for any decisions made. It would be great to see us ratify a norm as opposed to a law!