Ratification Poll for the Strategic Finance Core Unit (SF-001) - January 10, 2022
The Governance Facilitators have placed a ratification poll into the voting system as part of the responsibilities defined in MIP51. This Governance Poll will be active for fourteen days beginning on Monday, January 10 at 16:00 UTC.
This is a binary vote.
- You may vote for a single option.
- You should vote for the option which you prefer.
- If you would accept either option, you should vote 'Abstain'.
Review
The community may vote in this poll to express support or opposition to the Strategic Finance Core Unit (SF-001) being accepted and implemented in the Maker Protocol.
MIP39c2-SP27
A brief summary of this proposal has been provided by the MIP Author and is shown below:
MIP39c2-SP27 adds Core Unit SF-001: Strategic Finance Core Unit. Its mission is to provide financial reporting and analysis to assist the DAO in evaluating the financial health of the protocol to enable strategic decision making and allocate capital more effectively.
Please review the links below to inform your position on this proposal before voting.
MIP40c3-SP46
A brief summary of this proposal has been provided by the MIP Author and is shown below:
MIP40c3-SP46 adds the budget for Core Unit SF-001: Strategic Finance. It contains:
- Total Budget Cap: The hard limit voted on by Governance
- First-month forecast: The actual first month estimated expenses
- Breakdown of Permanent Team for the expected first payment (January)
Please review the links below to inform your position on this proposal before voting.
MIP40c3-SP48
A brief summary of this proposal has been provided by the MIP Author and is shown below:
This proposal contains:
- Team MKR Compensation Plan
- Payment Implementation
Our proposal is based on “Alternative MKR Compensation Guidelines” by @Aes, but it also uses elements from “An (Alternative) MKR Compensation Plan” made by the SES Core Unit
Please review the links below to inform your position on this proposal before voting.
MIP41c4-SP28
A brief summary of this proposal has been provided by the MIP Author and is shown below:
MIP41c4-SP28 adds Mark Phillips (@Aes) as Facilitator for the Strategic Finance Core Unit. He will be responsible for facilitating the development and distribution of financial reporting and analysis to assist the DAO in evaluating the financial health of the protocol, enabling strategic decision making and effective allocation of capital.
Please review the links below to inform your position on this proposal before voting.
Outcomes
This poll implements a Minimum Positive Participation value. The Minimum Positive Participation is currently set to 10,000 MKR.
If the votes for the 'Yes' option exceed the votes for the 'No' option AND the votes for the 'Yes' option exceed 10,000 MKR, then the following actions will be taken:
- The MIP Editors will mark these proposals Accepted and the Governance Facilitators will confirm their passage on the Governance and Risk call on Thursday, January 27.
- Any further work required to implement these proposals will be tasked to the relevant Core Units.
Otherwise, this proposal will be marked as rejected per MIP51.
Resources
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