# \[Proposal\] Lisboa City Node August Staff Payout

**URL:** <https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-lisboa-city-node-august-staff-payout/5314>\
**Category:** RC DAO\
**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-lisboa-city-node-august-staff-payout/5314 "2021-09-03T16:11:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-lisboa-city-node-august-staff-payout/5314/4 "2021-09-03T19:11:32Z")

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Thank you for the prompt response @StevenR, it is much clearer now and I am looking forward to seeing specific replies from members who collaborated with the specific tasks that they accomplished over the past couple of weeks.

On this point:

> [@StevenR](#):
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> I understand but I think its worth considering that by being paid in a regularly fluctuating currency we’re taking on risk that it could also (touch wood) dump.

it could also pump quite a bit as well. I see no issue in the month of August being paid out at the 600N rate, but would be interested in how that number is derived for future months. Maybe it would be good to get a proposal indicating the planned monthly payout rate for September so it is clearer?

> [@StevenR](#):
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> Sure, so total time was 17 days. Based on an average of 22 working days per month and 600N per month. (600/22)\*17 = 463.6N

Thanks for the clarification here as well. Is the plan to have 5 full-time staff for the month of September then, each earning ~4000 USD a month in NEAR? Getting clarification here is quite important IMO. cc @Grace / @shreyas

To be clear, I am quite certain that I have never approved any $ or N valuation for the roles outlined here: [[Key Roles] Outlining the Key Roles Needed to Run Lis-Node](http://gov.near.org/t/key-roles-outlining-the-key-roles-needed-to-run-lis-node/3155)

Considering the City Nodes DAO is currently created with a balance of 10N, it will be @Grace who is approving the budget for this and evaluating if the work outlined matches the perceived value to the NEAR community.

I understand that this proposal for the

> [@StevenR](#):
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> Total payout - 463.6NEAR

is for August and should be discussed first. It is also already the 3rd of September, so I feel is it quite important that we are all on the same page before things progress too much further.

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