This proposal sets the structure and election timeline for Term 7 of the ENS DAO Working Groups. Voters choose between five structural options, ranging from keeping the current 3-WG setup to replacing the entire WG system with the proposed DAO Coordination Layer. Each option that diverges from the current structure includes the specific Working Group Rule amendments required to implement it. Voting closes May 31, nominations open June 1, and Term 7 begins July 1.
The DAO retrospective published in early May has fed into broader conversations over the past months about restructuring the Working Groups. This proposal builds on those conversations and may represent the first steps toward a broader DAO restructuring. It presents several structural options for Term 7, addresses feedback gathered in recent months, and brings clarity to the start of the new term.
This proposal can be seen as an expansion of the Working Group Restructure proposal from james.eth. The active [Temp Check] ENS DAO Coordination Layer by clowes.eth is included here as option 5.
No Working Group Rule amendments required.
Required Working Group Rule amendments
Per Rule 12, the following amendments would be bundled into this Social Proposal. Additions in bold, removals in strikethrough.
Dissolve Public Goods WG and merge its mandate into the Ecosystem WG
Include a dissolution clause for the Public Goods WG under Rule 2.1, with unspent funds returned to the DAO treasury per Rule 2.3. The Social Proposal explicitly states that the Ecosystem WG's mandate is expanded to incorporate the Public Goods scope.
Amend Rule 7.1 to allow within-WG steward removal
7.1. Stewards may be removed at any time by:
- a Social Proposal passed by the DAO;
- a simple indicative majority vote among Stewards of all working groups, with the outcome of that vote communicated in the relevant working group category of the ENS governance forum; or
- a two-thirds vote among the elected Stewards of a single working group, with the outcome of that vote communicated in the relevant working group category of the ENS governance forum.
Amend Rule 9.8 to drop meeting-attendance and add multisig ops support
9.8. The responsibilities of the Secretary include, but are not limited to:
- Managing a DAO-wide calendar;
Coordinating and attending working group meetings where possible and ensuring meeting summaries are posted in the ENS governance forum;Loading transactions on working group multi-sigs to support operations;- Assisting Stewards with coordination challenges within working groups; and
- Acting as a multi-sig keyholder for each working group.
Required Working Group Rule amendments
Per Rule 12, the following amendments would be bundled into this Social Proposal. Additions in bold, removals in strikethrough.
Dissolve Public Goods WG and merge its mandate into the Ecosystem WG
Include a dissolution clause for the Public Goods WG under Rule 2.1, with unspent funds returned to the DAO treasury per Rule 2.3. The Social Proposal explicitly states that the Ecosystem WG's mandate is expanded to incorporate the Public Goods scope.
Amend Rule 7.1 to allow within-WG steward removal
7.1. Stewards may be removed at any time by:
- a Social Proposal passed by the DAO;
- a simple indicative majority vote among Stewards of all working groups, with the outcome of that vote communicated in the relevant working group category of the ENS governance forum; or
- a two-thirds vote among the elected Stewards of a single working group, with the outcome of that vote communicated in the relevant working group category of the ENS governance forum.
Amend Rule 9.1 to permit no Secretary appointment and disapply the rest of section 9
9.1. At the start of each Term, the current Stewards of each working group may
shallcollaborate to appoint an individual who will serve as the secretary of the DAO (hereafter 'Secretary' or 'Secretaries'). If no Secretary is appointed for a Term, rules 9.2 through 9.8 shall not apply for that Term, and the administrative duties otherwise set out in rule 9.8 (other than multi-sig keyholding, which is governed by rule 10.3) shall be carried out collectively by the Stewards of each working group.
Amend Rule 10.3 to remove the Secretary from the multisig
10.3. Each working group multi-sig must have four keyholders, made up of three current elected Stewards for that working group and the Secretary of the DAO for that Term, with no other keyholders permitted. Where no Secretary has been appointed for a Term in accordance with rule 9.1 above, each working group multi-sig shall instead have three keyholders, made up of the three current elected Stewards for that working group, with no other keyholders permitted.
Amend Rule 10.4 to set 2-of-3 signing
10.4. Working group funds may be disbursed from working group multi-sigs with three-of-four keyholder signing**, or with two-of-three keyholder signing in the case of a three-keyholder multi-sig as defined in rule 10.3 above.**
Required Working Group Rule amendments
Per Rule 12, the following amendments would be bundled into this Social Proposal. Additions in bold, removals in strikethrough.
Dissolve Public Goods WG and Ecosystem WG
Include a dissolution clause under Rule 2.1, with unspent funds returned to the DAO treasury per Rule 2.3.
Amend Rule 7.1 to allow within-WG steward removal
7.1. Stewards may be removed at any time by:
- a Social Proposal passed by the DAO;
- a simple indicative majority vote among Stewards of all working groups, with the outcome of that vote communicated in the relevant working group category of the ENS governance forum; or
- a two-thirds vote among the elected Stewards of a single working group, with the outcome of that vote communicated in the relevant working group category of the ENS governance forum.
Amend Rule 9.1 to permit no Secretary appointment and disapply the rest of section 9
9.1. At the start of each Term, the current Stewards of each working group may
shallcollaborate to appoint an individual who will serve as the secretary of the DAO (hereafter 'Secretary' or 'Secretaries'). Where only a single working group exists, the Stewards of that working group may elect not to appoint a Secretary. If no Secretary is appointed for a Term, rules 9.2 through 9.8 shall not apply for that Term, and the administrative duties otherwise set out in rule 9.8 (other than multi-sig keyholding, which is governed by rule 10.3) shall be carried out collectively by the Stewards of the working group.
Amend Rule 10.3 to remove the Secretary from the multisig
10.3. Each working group multi-sig must have four keyholders, made up of three current elected Stewards for that working group and the Secretary of the DAO for that Term, with no other keyholders permitted. Where no Secretary has been appointed for a Term in accordance with rule 9.1 above, the multi-sig for the sole working group shall instead have three keyholders, made up of the three current elected Stewards for that working group, with no other keyholders permitted.
Amend Rule 10.4 to set 2-of-3 signing
10.4. Working group funds may be disbursed from working group multi-sigs with three-of-four keyholder signing**, or with two-of-three keyholder signing in the case of a three-keyholder multi-sig as defined in rule 10.3 above.**
Replaces all three WGs with a single operational coordination body operating as a 12-month pilot. See [Temp Check] ENS DAO Coordination Layer for full details.
Required Working Group Rule amendments
Per Rule 12, the following amendments would be bundled into this Social Proposal. Additions in bold, removals in strikethrough.
Dissolve all three Working Groups
Include a dissolution clause under Rule 2.1 (Public Goods WG, Ecosystem WG, and Meta-Governance WG), with unspent funds returned to the DAO treasury per Rule 2.3.
The Coordination Layer would operate under its own ruleset rather than the Working Group Rules. With no Working Groups in existence during the pilot, sections 3 through 11 of the WG Rules would not be operative.
Working backwards from a Term 7 start on July 1, 9am UTC, using the ENS DAO Working Group Rules:
For current stewards: be ready to support the nomination and election process from June 1. ENS token compensation also needs to be disbursed, taking into consideration the 6-month TWAP.
Due to some push back from different delegates, for this vote we'll not be using private voting. Ranked choice is very gameable and can make delegates lives harder and more political than it already is, plus needing to take in consideration strategic voting behavior. I'll post another thread where we can discuss the use of private voting on the DAO and hopefully use it on the next votes.
The quorum of this vote is 1M ENS tokens in total participation.
CLOSED