All, Below the tear line of this email are three proposed standing rules. Recall that on June 7 we discussed and voted to adopt a standing rule regarding the submission of artifacts to the TC. Please review the wording of Rule Two and provide comments NLT COB June 23. If the wording is acceptable then we ask the executive secretary to post. Rule One and Rule Three were not discussed on June 7. If the TC has one or more standing rules, then it seemed logical to spell out when [the standing rules] can be suspended, hence the motivation for Rule One. The motivation for rule three was to provide a means for the co-chairs to review, prioritize and otherwise organize the agenda. There were concerns stated about Rule three along the lines that Rule Three could become a means to stifle or otherwise hamper the business of the TC. There is a mechanism in place to alleviate this concern. Consider; the 'rank' of the rules are Roberts Rule of Order, ByLaws and Standing Rules. If a member wishes to discuss a topic during the course of a meeting, then there is nothing to preclude them from introducing a primary motion, and if any other member seconds, then the motion can be debated, amended etc. The co-chairs cannot stop this because Roberts takes precedence over any standing rule. Request comments on Rule One and Rule Three NLT COB June 23. These were not voted on at the June 7 meeting and will be more formally deliberated at a further date. Very Respectfully, Joe Brule ===== tear line ===== In addition to the rules defined by the OASIS TC Process and Roberts Rule of Order, the OASIS OpenC2 Technical Committee has adopted a set of standing rules to facilitate the execution of the day-to-day business of the Technical committee. Rule One; SUSPENSION OF STANDING RULES FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING 1. The rules of OASIS or Roberts Rule of Order cannot be suspended as they are not standing rules and always apply. 2. During the course of a meeting, a standing rule may be suspended for the duration of a meeting. A motion to suspend a standing rule is not debatable and must be called to question immediately. The rule will be suspended if any of the following criteria are met; i. By a vote of 2/3 majority of the voting members present without prior notice ii. By a simple majority vote of the voting members present with prior notice Rule Two; CONSIDERATION OF ARTIFACTS PRESENTED BY A SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE 1. All artifacts must be provided to the Executive Secretary no later than seven business days prior to the meeting of the technical committee. The topic may be added to the agenda upon approval of the co-chairs or by proposal by members of the TC as described in Rule Three of these standing rules. If approved as an agenda item, the executive secretary will provide the artifacts to the members of the TC no later than three business days prior to the meeting of the technical committee. 2. Prior to consideration, the chair will call for objections. 3. Any member present may object. An objection must include a brief reason for the objection. 4. Any other member present may support one or more objections 5. If a threshold of 25% or more of the members present object, then the committee will take it as sufficient cause to send the artifact back to the subcommittee for further deliberation. 6. If the threshold is not met then a motion to consider the artifact may proceed 7. If the artifact is called to question, the voting members present mayaccept,reject or send the artifact back to the subcommittee for further deliberation. Rule Three; CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS 1. For items that are not artifacts as referenced in rule two, all members may propose agenda items to the technical committee by providing a summary of the item to the executive secretary no later than five days prior to the meeting. 2. All agenda items are subject to the approval of the co-chairs. Attachment: smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature