From 1951676ee1a272304f363bcb9dab963277081a69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Irv Lustig Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:18:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] proposal for exceptional circumstances --- governance.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/governance.md b/governance.md index 258e3f7..b792bc0 100644 --- a/governance.md +++ b/governance.md @@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ different Teams and to ensure that different policies and procedures are carried a consistent manner. The Steering Committee has no routine decision-making authority, except as detailed herein, although in exceptional circumstances it may be called upon from time to time to make decisions that are in the best interest of The Project as a -whole. The Steering Committee will itself decide when a circumstance is exceptional. +whole. The Steering Committee may not override a PDEP. When the Steering Committee meets to discuss an issue, the members of the Steering Committee are responsible for soliciting input from members of the relevant Teams. +Exceptional circumstances include: +- Disagreement between Teams about a particular issue that requires resolution by the Steering Committee +- An issue arises for which no Team has clear responsibility +- An issue requiring an urgent decision + The Steering Committee may create a working group to consider changes to the governance model described in this document, including the creation of new Teams that support the goals of The Project. Changes to the governance model will require a voting process and @@ -245,7 +250,8 @@ https://pandas.pydata.org/about/sponsors.html . ## Document History Original Version: February 15, 2016 -Complete Revision: ???, 2024 +Complete Revision: September 10, 2024 +Changes Regarding Exceptional Circumstances: ??? ## Acknowledgments