OCE.14:5.2 - A good proposal after an association chair’s term

A standards association has evidence that an editorial-return assignment delays member review. The proposed reassignment is reasonable, volunteers are willing and the repository can support it. The current chair’s term has nevertheless ended, and the bylaws do not give that former holder the required decision authority.

OCE.14 returns a bounded proposal and the exact current authorization question to the association’s governance owner. It can preserve ordinary interim work only to the extent already permitted by the applicable rules. It cannot extend the term, manufacture employer commitments or treat volunteer agreement as a substitute for the required decision.

After an authorized decision-maker supplies a current decision, use OCE.6 to establish the specific assignment and access relations where needed. Carry out the later editorial work under those effective conditions. Adopting the standard still requires its own decision.