Governance and Board Publication
Purpose
This publication defines proposed standards for public-facing governance and board information, including how governance documents, leadership roles, committees, and approval status should be presented.
Scope
This publication applies to the public governance page, leadership references, board and officer descriptions, committee descriptions, governance library links, and public explanations of governance status.
Definitions
- Governance publication: Public-facing content about governing documents, structures, roles, approvals, and review state.
- Board information: Public information about board structure, authority, members, vacancies, or approval status.
- Draft governance material: A governance document not yet adopted or approved.
Policy Statements
The PAC should clearly distinguish adopted governance from draft governance. Board rosters, officer names, committee assignments, and approval status should not be published unless approved and verified.
The public website may serve as the Founder review and future publication surface while the Governance Library remains the canonical source repository.
Responsibilities
The Founder or governance owner approves public governance language. Document owners maintain source paths and version records. Technical owners preserve source-to-route mappings.
User Rights and Responsibilities
Users may review published governance materials and report broken links, status errors, or source inconsistencies.
Prohibited Conduct
The PAC should not claim board approval, attorney review, adoption, membership rosters, or officer authority unless verified and approved.
Review and Enforcement
Governance publication pages should be reviewed before release and after governance changes. Errors should follow the Corrections Policy.
Corrections or Appeals Process
Requests should identify the governance page, document, status claim, and requested correction.
Records and Retention
Version records, approvals, source mappings, publication decisions, and correction records should be retained.
Related Documents
- Founding Charter
- Constitution
- Bylaws
- Board Governance Policy
- Document Control Policy
