Define Travel Fund approval requirements

[williamkapke]

The Travel Fund process seems to be working well so far:
https://github.com/nodejs/TSC/blob/master/Member-Travel-Fund.md

The approval (voting?) requirements are not defined however. I think the TSC has been working on a "majority" approval required.. but that is not included in the document.

It does say:

The TSC will consider each proposal in its next regular meeting.

I don't think this is happening. It seems that it is currently just working off getting a majority TSC PR approvals..? Maybe my memory is off on this.

Please document what it takes to achieve the official approval.

[mikeal]

The TSC will consider each proposal in its next regular meeting.

Good catch, this should probably be changed so that approvals can be completed via issue votes and only bubble up to the meeting if untended or controversial.

[jasnell]

this should probably be changed so that approvals can be completed via issue votes...

Which is in line with actual practice so +1

[bnoordhuis]

The current online process works well so +1 to updating the document. I can file a pull request if no one is already working on it.

[jasnell]

The one thing that we definitely need, however, is greater visibility into exactly how much money is left in the fund. It would be good if we can have a periodic review on that from either @mikeal or @rvagg

[Fishrock123]

yeah let's update that

[mhdawson]

+1 from me as well.

[addaleax]

@jasnell Maybe we should just insert the amount available into the document when something is allocated, that seems easiest

[jasnell]

Easiest yes, but I'm not certain if the allocated amount is public info.

[mikeal]

The board has assumed that it would be public being that the TSC would have to manage it. In future allocations that can be made more explicit.

[ChALkeR]

@jasnell That's public here: #250 (comment)

[Fishrock123]

seems to me this just needs a PR

I'll try to get around to it soon(tm)

[jasnell]

Closing due to lack of any further activity