A Standing Community-Input Channel, Not Just Removal Authority

TL;DR Once the Foundation board is seated, the DAO's only ongoing lever under the temp check is its existing removal process — a documented petition, evidence, and a 30-day cooling-off period. That process is appropriately high-friction for removal, but there's no lower-stakes way for tokenholders to register concerns before they escalate to that point. This amendment adds a lightweight, standing advisory or comment channel, adjacent to the board, so concerns have somewhere to go between votes. PROBLEM / DIAGNOSIS Removal-for-cause and ongoing representation are different things. The temp check's removal process is a real and appropriately deliberate mechanism for serious problems, but it isn't designed to surface smaller, earlier concerns — and without another channel, minor issues either go unaddressed or get inflated into removal-level disputes because that's the only lever available. PROPOSED MECHANISM A standing community-input channel, adjacent to the board, not inside it. A lightweight advisory or comment mechanism where tokenholders can register concerns about Foundation decisions on an ongoing basis. This is explicitly non-binding and doesn't sit inside the board's own decision-making — it's a visibility and pressure-release mechanism, not a veto. WHY AMEND RATHER THAN LEAVE AS WRITTEN This doesn't touch the removal process, board structure, or treasury terms — it adds a way to raise concerns before they'd otherwise need to become a formal removal petition, which is a higher bar than most disagreements warrant. GUARDRAILS, RED-LINES, REVERSIBILITY Advisory only — the channel has no binding authority over board decisions. Doesn't replace or raise the bar on the existing removal process; it's an addition, not a substitute. Doesn't slow board decision-making — input is registered, not gated on. OPEN QUESTIONS THIS AMENDMENT ANSWERS 1. What alternative paths forward exist between a reaffirmation-style check and the removal process? A standing, non-binding community-input channel that gives tokenholders somewhere to register concerns before they escalate. Remaining open for the DAO: the specific form this channel should take (a rotating liaison seat, a published comment period, or something else). THE ASK This is submitted as an amendment adding a community-input mechanism alongside the Foundation's formation — not a change to board size, treasury terms, or the removal process itself. The ask is for a standing, non-binding community-input channel to be adopted alongside the Foundation's board before the temp check goes to a binding vote.