# The Graph Council #36 Notes

**URL:** https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-graph-council-36-notes/3687
**Category:** Ecosystem Updates
**Tags:** council
**Created:** [October 28, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-graph-council-36-notes/3687 "2022-10-28T23:05:37Z")
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Council members value transparency and have agreed to follow Chatham House Rules for sharing meeting notes. On September 22, 2022, The Graph Council held its 36th meeting.

**Roster**  
Jim Cousins  
Brandon Ramirez  
Gary Morris  
Mable Jiang  
Santiago Palladino  
Yaniv Tal  
Spencer Noon  
Alexandre Bourget

The Graph Foundation (”Foundation”)  
Eva Beylin, Director, the Foundation

Observer and Note Taker  
Note taker: Alex Marsh, the Foundation

Observer: Mark Swiderski, the Foundation

Council Business  
The meeting commenced at 8:02am PST

**Meeting**

Budget & Treasury Matters

The Foundation provided Q4 budget updates to the council and a proposed budget for 2023 and 2024. A request was considered and approved by the council members for release of Foundation GRT treasury tokens to support various initiatives.

Council Multisig

The council discussed solutions to logistical issues related to council members signing multisig transactions.

Expanding Smart Contract Development Resources

The council discussed the need to expand smart contract development resources within each of The Graph’s various core development teams.