Right now, we pay our recurring roles (LT coordinator, recap thread writer, Dream DAO writers, etc) through fixed monthly stipends. The stipend amounts vary, but are largely estimations based on the amount we think people are doing. But, there have been instances of people reporting feeling underpaid because of their stipend not matching the amount of hours they work every week.

In general, it is very hard to estimate how much someone is doing week to week without tracking hours. This idea proposes that instead of flat stipends:

• We pay recurring roles a rate of $17 USD/hour as a standard
• If people feel like they should be paid more for their hourly rate, they can create a proposal for a DAO-wide vote. (It can also be proposed on behalf of another person, like if a Co-Steward or voting member believes someone deserves a higher rate.)

Overall— this makes compensation more fair and standardized. These sorts of systems, as opposed to subjective estimations, are essential for us to continue legitimatizing and decentralizing the DAO.