ODS Board Decision Policy

The ODS Board will be required to act from time-to-time in order to make official ODS Project decisions such as (but not limited to):

• executing a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”),
• choosing the ODS Manager, and
• resolving stalemates in ODS Change Management process

ODS Board Decisionmaking shall be subject to:

• A vote MAY be called by any ODS Board member, the ODS Board Coordinator, or the ODS Program Manager at any time.
• ODS Board decisions MUST be approved by two thirds of the non-abstaining members at the time of the vote.
• Voting MAY be done by email or other written form of communication.
• ODS Board members MAY abstain from any vote.
• ODS Board members MUST abstain from any vote where they have a direct conflict of interest where they would personally financially benefit; although they are encouraged to state their position on a topic at hand.

Governance Documentation

The ODS Board Coordinator, MUST make sure all governance documents and ODS Board Decisions are up-to-date and stored in the ODS Repository.