# Season 8 Developer Advisory Board Charter amendment **URL:** \ **Category:** Elections 💼\ **Tags:** season-8\ **Created:** [June 23, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053 "2025-06-23T21:27:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wildmolasses](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/wildmolasses/32/11299_2.png) [@wildmolasses](https://gov.optimism.io/u/wildmolasses)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/1 "2025-06-23T21:27:24Z")
# **Developer Advisory Board: Seasons 8 Charter Amendment** **Proposed Council or Board Lead:** Ed (wildmolasses) **Please link to any previous work or qualifications to be Council or Board Lead:** - [Atlas profile](https://atlas.optimism.io/wildmolasses.eth) - DAB member S6 - DAB Ops lead S6 - DAB foundation missions S7 - DAB Ops lead S7 - DAB interim lead S7 Link to community contributions: - [Profile - wildmolasses - Optimism Collective](https://gov.optimism.io/u/wildmolasses/activity) **Relevant Work Experience:** - Lead Engineer at [ScopeLift](https://x.com/scopelift) - Multi-domain smart contract contributions that overlap with the S7 intent and roadmap: - OP stack [fault dispute incident resolution](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/issues/12172) - Extensive multi-chain token/governance experience via [MultiGov](https://wormhole.com/blog/wormhole-tally-and-scopelift-announce-multigov-the-first-ever-multichain) - Leading contributor to Agora’s new [ERC20 partial delegation extension](https://github.com/voteagora/ERC20VotesPartialDelegationUpgradeable) - Some less relevant but noteable work: - [Flexible Voting](https://github.com/ScopeLift/flexible-voting), an extension of OpenZeppelin Governor. - Umbra: privacy preserving stealth payments on mainnet, Optimism, etc. - UniStaker: allows Uniswap Governance to enable and manage fees on pools, permissionlessly distributing fees to UNI stakers. - [L2 Optimizoooors](https://github.com/ScopeLift/l2-optimizoooors): An awesome hackathon project that minimized calldata on popular L2 contracts to make transactions cheaper. - Citizen and Badgeholder since RPGF3 **Please list any conflicts of interest:** None **Proposal Type:** Charter Amendment **Original Proposal:** [OPerating-manual/Developer Advisory Board Charter v1.1.md at main · ethereum-optimism/OPerating-manual · GitHub](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/OPerating-manual/blob/main/Developer%20Advisory%20Board%20Charter%20v1.1.md) **Proposed Amendments:** [DAB charter amendment, Seasons 8 & 9 by wildmolasses · Pull Request #49 · ethereum-optimism/OPerating-manual · GitHub](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/OPerating-manual/pull/49) * * * ## **Change Log** This amendment proposes a revised Charter for the Developer Advisory Board (DAB) to align its mandate with its expanded role in the Collective for Seasons 8 and 9. The changes formalize the DAB’s evolution from a purely advisory body to a core component of the Collective’s governance and growth engine. **1. Formalized Primary Function: Protocol Upgrade Approval** The charter now enshrines the DAB’s most critical new responsibility: serving as the **primary technical approval body for all Protocol Upgrades**. This codifies the new optimistic approval process, where a 5/7 approval vote from the DAB is required for an upgrade to pass, subject to a stakeholder override. **2. Secondary Function: Developer Adoption Grants** The charter now includes a clear, consolidated secondary function that grants the DAB ownership over its grant-making programs. This new “Developer Adoption Grants” mandate gives the DAB broad authority to drive developer adoption through initiatives like the Audit Grants Program and strategic Mission Requests, with the discretion to define its own processes and criteria. **3. Updated Board Structure and Eligibility** To support its expanded mandate and ensure accountability, the charter updates the board’s structure: - **Board Size:** The board is required to consist of at least seven (7) members. - **Elections:** Members will be elected via a Joint House election, making them accountable to the entire Collective. - **Conflicts of Interest:** The charter institutes new COI rules, prohibiting members from being affiliated with core development entities (including OP Chains or organizations with long-term Foundation grants) to ensure independence. **4. General Housekeeping and Term Updates** - The charter’s term is updated to 12 months to cover Seasons 8 and 9. - All references to outdated Season 7 roles, processes, and responsibilities have been removed to reflect the new structure. - The charter version has been updated to v1.4 to reflect these revisions. ---
**Author:** ![PGov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/pgov/32/10448_2.png) [@PGov](https://gov.optimism.io/u/PGov)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/2 "2025-06-24T21:07:55Z")
We are an Optimism [delegate](https://gov.optimism.io/t/pgov-delegate-communication-thread/6059) with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote. ---
**Author:** ![Gonna.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/gonna.eth/32/3379_2.png) [@Gonna.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Gonna.eth)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/3 "2025-06-24T23:09:12Z")
I am an [Optimism delegate](https://vote.optimism.io/delegates/gonna.eth) with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote. ---
**Author:** ![Cyber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/cyber/32/10780_2.png) [@Cyber](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Cyber)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/4 "2025-06-25T01:26:08Z")
Cyber, as a member of the chain delegate program with voting power, believes this proposal is ready to move to a vote. ---
**Author:** ![Tane](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/tane/32/6950_2.png) [@Tane](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Tane)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/5 "2025-06-25T02:29:04Z")
We are [an Optimism delegate](https://vote.optimism.io/delegates/tanegov.eth) with sufficient voting power and believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote ---
**Author:** ![DAOplomats.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/daoplomats.eth/32/11109_2.png) [@DAOplomats.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/DAOplomats.eth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/6 "2025-06-25T17:16:12Z")
We are an Optimism **[Delegate](https://gov.optimism.io/t/daoplomats-delegate-communication-thread/8061)** with sufficient voting power and we believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote. ---
**Author:** ![olimpio](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/olimpio/32/920_2.png) [@olimpio](https://gov.optimism.io/u/olimpio)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/7 "2025-06-25T19:07:21Z")
I am an [**Optimism** delegate](https://gov.optimism.io/t/delegate-commitments-old/235/76) with sufficient voting power and we believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote. ---
**Author:** ![Manugotsuka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/manugotsuka/32/12280_2.png) [@Manugotsuka](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Manugotsuka)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-8-developer-advisory-board-charter-amendment/10053/8 "2025-07-02T13:12:54Z")
The following reflects the views of L2BEAT’s governance team, composed of @kaereste, @Sinkas, and @Manugotsuka, and it’s based on their combined research, fact-checking, and ideation. We voted FOR. These changes will provide tighter oversight and enable upgrades and grants to proceed on a predictable schedule. We feel comfortable supporting this update.