Any person holding the office of Chair holds considerable control over assets owned by HTACG, and as such it is in the interest of HTACG to ensure an orderly leadership transition so that the mission of HTACG can proceed uninterrupted.
The HTACG community shall determine the person or persons who will, upon accepting the role, fill the role of HTACG Chair.
The mechanism for determining who fills the role of Chair shall be in accordance with the HTACG W3C Group Page using the tools provided. In the event of technical difficulties or non-availability of the system, concensus shall be reached among members on the [email protected].
The Chair shall agree to step down upon a decision from the Community Group.
Certain assets may be in direct control of the Chair. In the event of a transition the outgoing chair agrees to release these assets to the incoming Chair or to an escrow organization as directed by the incoming Chair.
If an expense shall be incurred during this transfer a good faith effort by the outgoing and incoming Chair to minimize the expense shall be made. Payment of costs shall be left to the good judgment and wisdom of the HTACG members.
Examples of assets that the Chair may control include but are not limited to the following:
At the advice of the HTACG membership the Chair shall relinquish control of HTACG assets
The HTACG community itself will determine
The reigning Chair or Chairs must