Today, we opened a Helios poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP), which will run until December 31st. The purpose of this poll is twofold:
- to elect three members of the Zcash Community Grants committee, and
- to decide whether ZCG committee members’ compensation should be increased.
Elections to the Zcash Community Grants Committee
Members of the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee are elected by the Zcash Community Advisory Panel, and serve a one year term. Three of the current members’ terms are expiring at the end of this year. Last month, we invited candidates to express their interest in serving on the committee.
Five candidates are standing for three seats on the committee. Here is the list of candidates, with links to their candidacy announcements on the Zcash community forum:
On Tuesday, the candidates took part in a Community Call, during which they introduced themselves and answered questions from the Zcash community. You can watch a recording of the call on Youtube.
Good luck to all the candidates, and thank you for volunteering to serve on the ZCG committee!
ZCG Committee Members’ Compensation
ZCG committee members currently receive a stipend of $1,725 per calendar month. The current committee is requesting that this be changed to $1,725 + 10 ZEC per month. During a forum discussion about this request, several community members made other suggestions.
The following options are presented in this poll:
- $1,725 per month (status quo)
- $1,725 per month + 10 ZEC per month
- $2,275 per month
- $1,775 per month
- 20 ZEC per month with a USD cap of $2,000
ZCAP members should check their mailbox for instructions on how to vote. In the past, Helios emails have sometimes been flagged as spam, so if you can’t find the instructions please check your Spam folder.
The poll will close at 09:00 UTC on 1st January 2025.