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| Key | Value |
| --- | ----- |
| **id** | RC-role-steward |
| **name** | Steward |
| **description** | Guardians of organizational identity and protocol integrity. |
| **relatedMembranes** | "[[Steward Council]]" |
| **relatedAssets** | "[[Commons Treasury Multi-Sig]]", "[[Constitution]]" |
| **relatedProtocols** | "[[Treasury Management Protocol]]", "[[Decision-Making Protocol]]", "[[Member Protocol]]", "[[Conflict Transformation Protocol]]", "[[Publishing Protocol]]" |
| **criteria** | Selected via community election; meets eligibility defined by Member Protocol; term-limited. |
| **responsibilities** | Manage treasury per Treasury Management Protocols; publish decisions and reports and maintain documentation and auditability per Publishing Protocol; provide advice on proposals aligned with strategy per Decision Protocol; ensure integrity of organizational activities aligned with Identity. |
| **benefits** | Stewardship authority within defined scope; recognition. |
| **roleAddress** | Multisig signer (Gnosis Safe), Hats role (TBD) |
| **appointment** | Selected by seed members. Future - elected by members or via sortition |
| **term** | 12 months with option for renewal |
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**Role**: Guardian(s) serving as authorized signers on the treasury multi-signature wallet (multisig) and executing governance operations within protocol-defined scope.
**Benefits**: Steward recognition; clear authority to execute actions within thresholds; access to context and support; reputation accrual.
**Rights**: Initiate/execute multi-sig financial transactions within Ops/Mid/Strategic tiers after decisions logged; request information for due diligence; convene votes, consent, or advice processes; pause disbursements if risk triggers per Treasury Management Protocol.
**Responsibilities**: Manage treasury per Treasury Management Protocols; publish decisions and reports and maintain documentation and auditability per Publishing Protocol; provide advice on proposals aligned with strategy per Decision Protocol; ensure integrity of organizational activities aligned with Identity.