From 760a1cd494369ab6c75a7f741693c21e76ae6fcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ghanshyam Mann Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 12:39:26 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] OpenStack TC charter updates for the bylaws changes There are updates to the OpenInfra Foundation bylaws that cleans up some of the old special-case text for the OpenStack project. Some of the changes in bylaws are important to the OpenStack governance (for example, diversity requirement) so we are moving those changes in the OpenStack TC charter. OpenInfra Board has approved the bylaws changes as sent in the below email attachment: - https://lists.openinfra.dev/archives/list/foundation@lists.openinfra.dev/thread/6FBOOK7WVBRHYOBQPTF2T2CNJOO7XMSQ/ - https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2023-12-05 That attachment shows the bylaws changes and what needs to be moved to OpenStack TC charter or to the Openinfra Project Confirmation Guidelines. This commit update the OpenStack TC charter for the required changes in the bylaws. Change-Id: Iaff919fc99b8270bc7562a61ea73c5304a0f4acf --- reference/charter.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/reference/charter.rst b/reference/charter.rst index bba427d4e..1d2ae51f4 100644 --- a/reference/charter.rst +++ b/reference/charter.rst @@ -54,13 +54,10 @@ TC Chair After each election, the TC proposes one of its members to act as the TC chair. In case of multiple candidates, it may use a single-winner election method to -decide the result (see below). The Board of Directors has the authority to -approve the TC chair and shall approve the proposition, unless otherwise -justified by its bylaws. The TC chair is responsible for making sure meetings +decide the result (see below). The TC chair is responsible for making sure meetings are held according to the rules described below, and for communicating the decisions taken during those meetings to the Board of Directors and the -OpenStack community at large. It may be revoked under the conditions described -in the Foundation bylaws. +OpenStack community at large. The elected TC chair will seek another TC member to volunteer to serve as vice chair until the next chair election is held. The chair may delegate some regular @@ -69,8 +66,12 @@ chair is responsible for being ready to step in and fulfill the responsibilities of the TC chair when the elected chair is not available. +The term of the TC chair will continue until death, resignation, or removal, +the election of the next TC chair, or the TC chair ceases to be a TC member. The current TC chair is in charge of the next TC chair election, and stays in charge of TC chair duties until the next TC chair is elected. +The TC chair may be removed by the affirmative vote of at least half of +the total number of TC members. Meeting ======= @@ -245,11 +246,15 @@ Candidates for TC seats ======================= Any Foundation individual member can propose their candidacy for an -available, directly-elected TC seat. `Appendix 4 of the Foundation -Bylaws -`__ -describe eligibility requirements and membership constraints for the -Technical Committee. +available, directly-elected TC seat. + +TC diversity requirement +======================== + +No more than half of the TC Members shall be Affiliated as defined in the +`Foundation bylaws `__. A violation of +the diversity requirement may be temporarily waived until the next TC election +by a vote of two thirds of the TC Members. Number of seats to elect ========================