proposal.md

PROPOSAL: IMMEDIATE BOARD ELECTION

SUMMARY

This proposal triggers an election of the Urbit Foundation Board of Directors upon achieving majority support from the Galactic Senate and implements immediate operational restrictions until new leadership is in place.

RATIONALE

Per the Urbit Foundation bylaws, the Galactic Senate has the authority to ensure proper governance structures are in place. The goals of this proposal are to:

1. Refresh leadership representation
2. Ensure current board composition reflects the will of galaxy holders and wider Urbit community
3. Prevent unauthorized decisions during leadership transition
4. Affirm the utility and validity of the Azimuth governance model

PROPOSAL TEXT

Upon achieving simple majority after 30 days with quorum (64+ galaxies), this proposal shall:

1. Immediately trigger dissolution of the current Urbit Foundation Board of Directors
2. Establish an Interim Board of 3 galaxy holders (or designated representatives / alternates) who publicly voted on or expressed a position for proposal 0xbe29be97b29c032eb00450388755ebba4c136339fded110afd0b84edb468aae2: one each from the Yes, No, and Neutral/Abstaining camps.

1. Yes: Jeremy Tunnell (~watseb-sogwyt) Alternate: Sam Frank (~todset-partug) or Joe Bryan (~master-morzod)
2. No: Eddy Lazzarin (~liglyn-widlec) Alternate: Michael Hartl (~ticryn-ritsyd)
3. Neutral / Abstain: Bill Arzt (~malmur-halmex) Alternate: Lane Rettig (~hocfur-modlex)

3. Establish that the post-interim Board shall consist of 5 members
4. Require all board candidates to be nominated and seconded by galaxy holders
5. Conduct the new board election within 10 days of proposal passage

IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS

Upon passage, the current Urbit Foundation Executive Director shall be immediately restricted from:

• All sales of address space or Urbit ID transactions
• Making hiring decisions or personnel changes
• Entering new agreements with vendors or contractors
• Implementation of the Neoscape strategic plan
• Implementation of the Moses strategic plan
• Any strategic decisions beyond core Urbit development maintenance

PERMITTED ACTIVITIES DURING TRANSITION

• Continuation of core Urbit development work
• Maintenance of existing operational infrastructure
• Fulfillment of existing contractual obligations
• Emergency operational decisions approved by the Interim Board

IMPLEMENTATION

• Voting period: 30 days from submission or until simple majority with quorum is reached
• Required quorum: 64 galaxies minimum
• Vote type: Document proposal (Yes/No)

EFFECTIVE DATE

This proposal takes effect immediately upon achieving majority vote as verified by Polls.sol contract.

Thank you for the proposal.

temporary oversight committee

What's the role of this committee?

Good question. Given that the proposal would immediately dissolve the current Board, the intention is to act as a temporary Board during the transition period of 10-14 days. It would likely do nothing unless the ED needs an override for the restrictions placed on him by the proposal (e.g., personnel decisions).

edit: of course, this proposal could also be much simpler: if clause 1 (immediate dissolution) is removed, then there's no need for an interim Board.

Does this proposal keep the number of board members at 3?
I still think the proposal to increase the size of the board to 5 was a good idea.

Does this proposal keep the number of board members at 3? I still think the proposal to increase the size of the board to 5 was a good idea.

Just updated the draft with a new clause that expands the Board to 5 members

Expand the UF Board to 5 members

I would suggest the language:

Affirm that the post-interim board will be constituted of 5 members

Otherwise it's a little unclear in conjunction with the specified 3 person interim board.

Expand the UF Board to 5 members

I would suggest the language:

Affirm that the post-interim board will be constituted of 5 members

Otherwise it's a little unclear in conjunction with the specified 3 person interim board.

Thanks for the suggestion. Updated to read:

Establish that the new Board shall consist of 5 members and update the appropriate bylaws to codify this composition for future elections

Got feedback in other channels that the bylaw update is too wide in scope. Narrowed to:

Establish that the post-interim Board shall consist of 5 members

Poll started here:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5d0f8e5a345c45185aa747afc1e8e732bf58c47541170fe1a8d733ab1439ae97

How to Vote:

Instructions
Check Current Vote Status

1. Go to the https://etherscan.io/address/0x7fecab617c868bb5996d99d95200d2fa708218e4#readContract

2. Under "Read Contract", call documentPolls with the proposal hash

Cast Your Vote

Option 1: Via Etherscan

1. Go to the https://etherscan.io/address/0x33eecbf908478c10614626a9d304bfe18b78dd73#writeContract

2. Connect your wallet that controls your galaxy

3. Use the castDocumentVote function with:

• _galaxy: Your galaxy number (0-255)

• _proposal: 0xa54bdf2be6f8f0b5c1d7c275ae9a3a2fe045750fd2959c6c3f23460ee7a9dd70

• _vote: true to support the proposal, false to oppose

Option 2: Via Bridge

Vote through the https://bridge.urbit.org