Optimism Security Council Operating Budget for Seasons 10 and 11

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OPSC Operating Budget for Seasons 10 and 11

Proposed Lead: alisha.eth
Proposed Operating Budget: 5,040,000 OP
Contact Info: DM @Alisha on the forum

Council Charter

Link to existing Security Council Charter on GitHub.
No major changes are proposed to the Security Council Charter for this budget cycle.

Breakdown of Council Operating Budget

This budget funds the Security Council for 12 months, from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, covering both Season 10 and Season 11.

This proposal requests funding for 14 Security Council members: 13 Signers and 1 Lead. Each member receives the same monthly token allocation.

OPSC Member Stipends [unlocked]

  • Number of Members: 14 (13 Signers + 1 Lead)

  • Monthly Token Allocation per Member: 30,000 OP

  • Total Annual Allocation per Member: 360,000 OP

  • Total 12-Month Budget: 5,040,000 OP (14 × 30,000 × 12)

  • Total OP Requested: 5,040,000 OP

Signer Responsibilities — Each OPSC Signer is responsible for secure key management, executing protocol upgrades across OP Chains, participating in monthly calls, onboarding rehearsals, responding to emergencies, and maintaining liveness via the Liveness Module.

Lead Responsibilities — The OPSC Lead coordinates upgrade ceremonies, managing signer liveness, onboarding rehearsals, monthly calls, emergency response coordination, operations and governance participation on behalf of the OPSC, and communication across OP Labs, the Optimism Foundation, and governance participants.

Optional Budgets

Operating Budget: Not requested

Multisig Management: Not requested separately

Hardware devices, signer tooling, and operational costs are expected to be managed within the leftover budget from Season 9, or approved by a future proposal.

How Should Governance Participants Assess Impact?

Governance participants can assess the impact of the OPSC through continued operational reliability, timely execution of upgrade ceremonies, maintenance of signer liveness, and readiness to respond to emergencies.

Performance KPIs

  • Total number of ceremonies signed

  • Signing completion within the required signing window

  • Member uptime and liveness tracked through the Liveness Module

  • Participation in monthly Security Council calls

  • Successful completion of onboarding rehearsals and operational readiness exercises

  • Emergency response readiness

  • Clear communication with OP Labs, the Optimism Foundation, and governance stakeholders when required

Budget Summary

Budget Line Item OP Requested Notes
OPSC Members — 12 Months 5,040,000 OP 14 members × 30,000 OP/month × 12 months
Operating Budget 0 OP Not requested
Multisig Management 0 OP Not requested separately
Total OP Requested 5,040,000 OP 12-month OPSC operating budget

Summary

This proposal requests 5,040,000 OP to fund the Optimism Security Council for a 12-month period.

The budget covers 13 Signers and 1 Lead, with each member receiving a monthly token allocation of 30,000 OP. The request is intended to provide predictable funding for Security Council operations and ensure the Council remains operationally reliable, responsive, and prepared to execute protocol upgrades and emergency actions across the Optimism ecosystem.

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Voting yes, but is there a point where it makes sense to sell a chunk of the treasury’s OP and just pay the OPSC members in ETH or a stablecoin? Otherwise it it is plausible that this budget component just escalates forever as the token price of OP trends down. 18 months ago the compensation for being a signer was 20,000 OP per season, now it’s 1.5x that per month!

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“Thank you to the proposers and the Security Council for the work you’re doing to secure the Superchain. I’m leaning supportive on this budget, given the critical nature of the role, but I do share some of the concerns raised above around long‑term compensation dynamics.

From a treasury sustainability and governance perspective, it would be helpful to understand whether Optimism has considered alternative payment structures for the OPSC (for example, partially or fully paying in ETH or stablecoins while using OP primarily for alignment and upside), especially in the context of the significant increase from the earlier 20,000 OP per season to the current 30,000 OP per month per member.

Any additional context on how this compensation level was calibrated (time commitment, benchmarks, or comparison with similar security committees in other ecosystems) would make it much easier for delegates and community members to explain why this level of OP outflow is appropriate and sustainable over multiple seasons.” @Alisha @MinimalGravitas