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Q&A: Working Group Zero's DAO Governance Proposal Is On The Ballot. Here's What You Need To Know:
The ApeCoin DAO is currently voting on Working Group Zero’s working group governance proposal that aims to decentralize the DAO and put many of the day-to-day $Ape operations into the hands of community members.
As the Bored Ape Gazette previously reported, the ApeCoin DAO rejected the Cartan Group’s proposal to extend its administrative contract with the DAO in December 2022. Following that vote, the community approved of the creation of Working Group Zero.
Part of Working Group Zero’s mandate was to further decentralize the DAO where possible and suggest changes to the ApeCoin DAO’s AIP process.
Four months after the group's creation, Working Group Zero Steward Amplify put AIP-239 on the ballot for a community vote.
AIP-239 titled “Working Group Guidelines & The Governance Working Group Charter,” is an ecosystem allocation fund proposal written by Working Group Zero Steward Amplify and the Working Group Zero team.
“The goal of this AIP is to operationalize the ApeCoin DAO through autonomous Working Groups, beginning with the Governance Working Group which will allow our community to continue the DAO approved governance process which allows for the suggestion, discussion, voting and implementation of proposals,” Amplify wrote. “This will empower members of the DAO to make meaningful contributions and participate in facilitating governance operations, in order to further decentralize key functions of the DAO.”
In simple terms, the ApeCoin DAO’s previous administrator, The Cartan Group, used to run the AIP process without community input. If AIP-239 is passed, the Working Groups (which are made up of ApeCoin DAO Contributors) will oversee the proposal process going forward, according to Amplify’s proposal.
“The Working Group structure proposed within will engage a wider range of community members in the governance process, promote stability, and encourage long-term planning of DAO operations,” Amplify wrote. “ In addition, the creation of a Governance Working group including core Initiatives: the Ape Assembly; and the DAO Secretary; will enable a governing body to facilitate Working Group operations, conduct Steward & Special Council elections, and provide increased transparency for all inter-DAO operations. Taking these actions will further enable our collective responsibility.”
In total, Amplify is asking the ApeCoin DAO to allocate $180,000 USD to fund this new governance structure.
Check out the budget below:
