Season 8 & 9: Budget Board Charter

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I’m casting a “FOR” vote on the Budget Board Charter. I’m not wild about the current draft, but having something in place is still better than what we’ve lived with.

Here’s what I wish had made it into the charter:

1. More community voice in seat selection

Right now the Charter lets the Foundation hand-pick the entire Genesis cohort (and possibly future cohorts). Instead, I would’ve suggested:

  • Hybrid intake: Foundation nominates one member per House, the rest filled through open elections.

  • Cap insider seats and publish a clear scoring rubric so the Board feels earned, not appointed.

2. A roadmap to community-authored Mission scopes

Even with a community budget board, the Foundation still writes every Mission scope. Instead, I would’ve suggested:

  • Sunset OKR: by the end of Season 9, at least 30 % of Mission scopes must originate from delegates or the Board; majority community authorship by Season 10.

Appreciate everyone’s work so far; let’s keep iterating towards decentralization.

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