Charter for the Governance Committee — W3C Inc Board of Directors
Purpose
The Governance Committee:
- Ensures that the governance structures and processes for the Consortium (including the Board) are appropriate and documented.
- Reviews and recommends changes to governing documents (including Bylaws) as needed, and oversees implementation of such changes.
- Reviews any agreements, contracts, etc. that come to the Board for approval, and makes recommendations.
- Makes recommendations for Director appointments.
- Helps ensure that there are enough candidates to fill the vacant seats for Board election.
- Recommend a policy for inviting non-Directors to Board committees
- Oversees the governance of the W3C as a global collaboration between Members, Partners, and other contributors.
Composition
The Committee consists of at least three Directors appointed by the Board.
Officers are standing guests of the Committee. Any Director may attend meetings.
Delegated powers
None.
Policies
The Committee will operate according to the Bylaws and all applicable Board-established policies, including (but not limited to) the Guest, Communications, Transparency, Confidentiality, and Conflict of Interest policies.
Meetings
The Committee will meet at least quarterly, or more often as determined by the Chair(s). The minutes of any Committee meeting shall be promptly provided to the full Board.
Approved 20 October 2022.