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Committees. Executive Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing Purpose -. Manage the business and technical affairs of Open Health Tools.

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1 Committees

2 Executive Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing Purpose -. Manage the business and technical affairs of Open Health Tools. Has the responsibility for establishing the policies, programs and practices of Open Health Tools. Assist in the management of the day to day operations of OHT. Authority – Shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, and shall have all the powers and obligations normally associated, under law, with a Board of Directors Reporting dates – every board meeting and at least quarterly Composition – TBD, 4 elected stewards, chairs of standing committees, chairs of councils, Executive Officers Chair – Board Chariperson Resources – Time and materials donated by committee participants.

3 Finance Compensation Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing Purpose – plan and manage the fiscal affairs of Open Health Tools. Inc? Raise the necessary funds to a financially sustainable organization. Authority – shall have custody of all OHT funds and financial records. Collect and disperse funds on behave of OHT; shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements Reporting dates: Business Report will be supplied prior to each Board Meeting and Executive Committee meeting. Will supervise reporting requirements to national, federal, state and local authorities. Composition – Chair will be a Steward Resources – Empowered to employ necessary and sufficient accounting and business management services as necessary

4 Finance and Compensation Committee Sources of Funds Member contributions including dues Grants Direct contributions from OHT Service and other contracts Fees associated with distribution Uses of Money Allocation of funding of development projects is based upon recommendations of CTO after input from community Allocation of funding of medial and clinical projects is based upon recommendations of Clinical Officer after input from community Allocation of funding of administrative projects is based upon recommendations of COO after input from community Fiscal controls Budgeting and fiscal integrity is responsibility of Chairperson Required yearly audits with report to Board Finance Committee will be chaired by a Steward who is also on Executive Committee Finance and Compensation Committee has fiduciary responsibility

5 Legal Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing, advisory Purpose – Coordinate discussions among the legal counsel of the member organizations in order to help them to better advise their clients. Each member organization may decide whether to participate in a given topic thread. The committee itself does not provide legal advice. Authority – no authority, coordination role only Reporting dates – every board meeting and at least quarterly Composition – Committee will dynamically form under the auspices of a Steward Chairperson. Resources – Time and materials donated by committee participants.

6 LEGAL COMMITTEE IDEALLY EACH PARTICIPATING MEMBER WOULD ASSIGN AN ATTORNEY TO BE PART OF THE COMMITTEE. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE WOULD ROTATE ON A QUARTERLY OR OTHER AGREED UPON TIMETABLE. COMMITTEE WOULD MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO REVIEW ISSUES SUCH AS: IP General legal concerns like evolution of corporate structure Defining a process to bring code into oht Licensing and cross licensing between open source communities Trademarks Copyrights Liability issues. TYPES OF ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE: REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES RELATED TO CONTRIBUTIONS REVIEW OF LEGAL FAQ(S) ETC. REVIEW MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS OF USE, WEB-SITE ETC

7 Marketing Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing Purpose – Support the OHT-related marketing activities of the member organizations. Specifically, helping the member companies to publicly endorse and promote OHT technology and acknowledge its use in their products. Authority – Speak publicly on behalf of the consortium on matters relating to the promotion of OHT and the promotion of the use of OHT technology. Be responsible for communication and marketing plan Reporting dates – every board meeting and at least quarterly Composition – must have (but not limited to) 2 marketing professionals from 2 member companies + 1 board members + committee chair Resources – Time and materials donated by committee participants or other member organizations.

8 Membership Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing Purpose - Establish membership criteria. Recommend and recruit new members consistent with uniform application of criteria. Periodically review current membership in context of criteria. Make recommendations for membership changes. Authority – Represent the consortium in discussions with prospective members. Reporting dates – every board meeting and at least quarterly Composition – must have (but not limited to) 2 board members + committee chair Resources – Time and materials donated by committee participants.

9 Project Review Committee Terms of Reference Committee Type – standing Purpose - Establish a high level roadmap and associated criteria for the purposes of evaluating new projects, that can be applied without bias to new project proposals. Evaluate new project proposals in the context of the established criteria. Approve new projects. Monitor existing projects in the context of the roadmap. Make recommendations to the board for project terminations. Authority – Represent the consortium in discussions regarding new project proposals, or in termination reviews of existing projects as identified by the board. Approve new projects. Reporting dates – every board meeting and at least quarterly Composition – 2 stewards, CTO, and co-chairs by Architecture Council Chair and Clinical Council Chair Resources – Time and materials donated by committee participants.


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