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March 21, 2003


Subject: Oracle Contribution Concerning INCITS Subgroup Capital Equipment Purchases - Action Item 11 from the February 2003 Executive Board Meeting
From: Donald Deutsch, Oracle and H2 Chairman




Please assign a number to the following and put it on the agenda for the INCITS meetings in Indiana.  John Neuman will not be there, and I plan to be there only all day Monday through early to mid afternoon on Tuesday.  Therefore, I would like this to come up for discussion sometime before I have to leave on Tuesday afternoon.

Cheers...Don

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INCITS Executive Board and Standards Development Board,

Per the action item assigned to us, John Neuman and I offer the following draft proposal for allowing subgroups to purchase capital equipment.

Regards...Don


Modify SD-9, clause 2.1, to reflect the following changes:

1.  If an INCITS subgroup wants to purchase capital equipment necessary to support its work, such as a projector, it should be allowed to do so from funds collected from the membership.  Ownership of said capital equipment reverts to INCITS upon disbandment of the TC.

The following procedure should be followed:

2.  A decision to purchase Capital Equipment in excess of $500 shall be approved by a majority of the committee by letter ballot.  If funds exist for the purposes of defraying meeting expenses or otherwise according to the current policy, the expense shall come from those funds if the committee agrees.  If funds do not exist, the letter ballot shall state the amount of funds to be paid by each member to cover the cost of the purchase.  The INCITS secretariat shall be notified of the need to invoice committee members
for the amount expected from each member at the successful conclusion of the ballot.  Once collected, the funds will be disbursed to the designated officer or individual to purchase the equipment.  When existing funds are used, the secretariat shall be notified of the intent to purchase the equipment.

3.  The secretariat shall maintain a list of capital equipment used by the committee.  Ownership and custody of the equipment reverts back to the INCITS Secretariat upon disbandment of the committee.

4,  The subgroup may purchase any capital equipment for the use of the committee whose value is less than $500 by agreement at a meeting provided that the agenda item marked for ACTION appears at least two weeks prior to the meeting.  The subgroup shall notify the secretariat of the purchase.  The secretariat shall keep a list of any and all such purchases.

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Dr. Donald R. Deutsch, Vice President    PHONE (650)506-2275
Standards Strategy and Architecture        FAX (650)506-7218
Oracle Corporation                       
500 Oracle Parkway, 5op3                 
Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA       donald.deutsch@oracle.com
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