# Security Council Operating Budget Seasons 8 & 9

**URL:** <https://gov.optimism.io/t/security-council-operating-budget-seasons-8-9/10111>\
**Category:** Renewal\
**Tags:** season-8, season-9\
**Created:** [July 14, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/security-council-operating-budget-seasons-8-9/10111 "2025-07-14T15:06:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/security-council-operating-budget-seasons-8-9/10111/4 "2025-07-16T21:36:42Z")

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Also, I think that if you consider Season 7, we’ll exceed the cap that the Budget Board has established, so I assume this isn’t possible but Idk If the leads have already discuss this scenario:

[DAB 974k OP](https://gov.optimism.io/t/developer-advisory-board-operating-budget-seasons-8-and-9/10119)  
[M&M 989.4k OP](https://gov.optimism.io/t/milestones-metrics-council-operating-budget-seasons-8-and-9/10118)  
[GC 980k OP](https://gov.optimism.io/t/grants-council-operating-budget-for-season-8-and-9/10122)  
SC 1.861m OP  
= 4.804m OP

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