Code of Conduct Enforcement Solution

Foundation Mission (RFP) – Code of Conduct Enforcement Solution

• Foundation Mission Summary: Code of Conduct Enforcement Solution
• S4 Intent: Improve Governance Accessibility
• Proposal Tier: Ember
• Baseline grant amount: 50k OP
• Should this Foundation Mission be fulfilled by one or multiple Alliances: May be One or Multiple
• Optimism Foundation point-of-contact: Justine (@justine-hy)
• Submit by: June 28th at 19:00 GMT
• Selection by: July 13th at 19:00 GMT

How will this Foundation Mission (RFP) help accomplish the above Intent?:
A Code of Conduct went into affect in December 2021. The Code of Conduct is critical to maintaining a healthy governance community that all delegates feel welcome engaging in, thereby increasing the accessibility of Optimism governance.

The Foundation currently plays and administrative role in processing Code of Conduct violation reports. The Foundation is not an arbiter and does not adjudicate whether violations occurred, but the community has expressed interest in a more rigorous enforcement process. Some delegates have also expressed that they are uncomfortable voting on Delegate Suspensions.

Given that we are moving towards further decentralization, we don’t believe the Foundation should temporarily implement and administer an onerous governance process around adjudication. However, we welcome suggestions for alternative methods of enforcing the Code of Conduct that reduce or eliminate the Foundation’s role in the process while also minimizing governance overhead.

What is required to execute this Foundation Mission (RFP)?
A comprehensive plan to replace the Foundation in the Code of Conduct enforcement process that can be piloted in Season 4

• Proposed solutions should align with the principles outlined in our Working Constitution.
• Governance minimization
• Forkability
• Anti-plutocracy
• Impact = profit
• The proposed solution should account for a future where the Code of Conduct may be enforced by both the Token House and the Citizens’ House
• We are intentionally leaving the design space open for this solution. Proposals should specify the design of the system. Service providers may suggest their own solutions. If a service provider is not required to implement the solution, the designer of the proposal will receive the reward.

Please list the critical milestone(s that should be tracked to determine if you should receive your grant in one year:

• Implementation of solution by the end of Season 4

How should the Foundation measure progress towards this Foundation Mission (RFP):

• Successful processing of Code of Conduct violation reports
• Delegate feedback on process

How should badgeholders measure impact upon completion of this Foundation Mission (RFP)?

• Delegate feedback on process
• Reduction in Foundation time and overhead spent on Code of Conduct violations

Application instructions

To apply for this RFP, please complete the form in the expandable section below and leave. Submissions will be open until [June 27], at which time the Foundation will review all submissions and select individual/team(s) to complete the work defined here.

Submission form

Copy the entire application below and leave a comment on this issue with your answers completed. A representative from the Optimism Foundation may reach out using the contact info provided to request more information as necessary.

Foundation Mission (RFP) Application

Please verify that you meet the qualifications for submitting at the above Tier

• Alliance Lead: Please specify the best point of contact for your team
• Contact info:
• L2 recipient address:
• Please list the members of your Alliance and link to any previous work:

_What's an Alliance?_Alliances are groups of contributors that *temporarily* work together to accomplish a Mission start-to-finish. This can be an established protocol or project or a group of contributors working together for the first time. Name your group, now you’re an Alliance :)

What makes your Alliance best-suited to execute this Mission?

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Please describe your proposed solution based on the above Solution Criteria (if applicable):

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Please outline your step-by-step plan to execute this Mission, including expected deadlines to complete each peice of work:

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Please define the critical milestone(s) that should be used to determine whether you’ve executed on this proposal:

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Please list any additional support your team would require to execute this mission (financial, technical, etc.):

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Grants are awarded in OP, locked for one year. Please let us know if access to upfront capital is a barrier to completing your Mission and you would like to be considered for a small upfront cash grant: (Note: there is no guarantee that approved Missions will receive up-front cash grants.)

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Please check the following to make sure you understand the terms of the Optimism Foundation RFP program:

• I understand my locked grant may be clawed back for failure to execute on critical milestones, as outlined in the Operating Manual
• I confirm that I have read and understand the grant policies
• I understand that I will be required to provide additional KYC information to the Optimism Foundation to receive this grant
• I understand that I will be expected to following the public grant reporting requirements outlined here]

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