AAD Governance Rules

These rules were adopted on 7/27/2015 via a unanimous vote of the 6 members present at the time. 

1. Votes: Simple majority of members is required to approve/pass. Voting can happen in person or remotely over a specified period of time.
2. Agenda and discussion session schedule is set by the Chair
1. Any member can request a topic be moved up or pushed back on the schedule, subject to either
1. concurrence by the Chair, or
2. concurrence by membership subject to simple majority
3. Topics/Issues
   1. May be referred from
   1. UW-IT Senior Leadership Team
   2. Director of EA
   3. Any SO/SM
   4. Any member
   2. Every topic/issue must
   1. have a brief (short briefing document) that identifies:
   1. the issue
   2. why it's relevant
   3. options/choices
   4. what approval is being requested
   5. Timeline required for decision
   2. have at least one discussion session
   3. Briefs are prepared by either the person referring the topic/issue to the Governance Team or are assigned by the Chair to a member to prepare.
4. Decisions shall be recorded in the wiki, with a summary of any relevant discussion/reasoning.  Any member may add a consenting/dissenting statement.