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+title: RFC4 - GitHub Issue and Pull Request management
+---
+
+# RFC4 - GitHub Issue and Pull Request management
+
+- date: 2024-03-01
+- author: Tom Kralidis
+- contact: [email protected]
+- status: draft
+- modified: 2024-03-02
+
+## Summary
+
+This RFC describes the policies and procedures for handling pygeoapi GitHub Issues and Pull Requests (PRs).
+
+## Issue and PR management
+
+From a software management perspective, the pygeoapi project is managed on GitHub, which includes the following:
+
+- source code / version control (software, documentation)
+- Issues (bugs, feature enhancements, etc), milestones and triage
+- Pull Requests
+- wiki
+- milestones
+
+Given the free and open-source nature and spirit of the project, contributions are enabled and encouraged.  To
+efficiently manage the above elements in the context of the pygeoapi PSC, committers and collaborators,
+it is proposed to put forth clear principles for handling GitHub contributions.
+
+## Key principles
+
+- contributions to (new features, bugs, documentation, testing) are encouraged and greatly appreciated
+- non-trivial contributions in the form of Pull Requests are best put forth in the context of an Issue, so that discussion
+  can take place to identify any possible concerns or impacts
+- pygeoapi PSC, committers and collaborators are able to triage and collaborate on Issues and Pull Requests in a timely
+  fashion
+- over time, it is normal that Issues may be without activity for any given reason
+
+## Implementation
+
+To efficiently manage pygeoapi Issues and Pull Requests and to maintain a healthy and sustainable enviroment for pygeoapi
+PSC, committers and collaborators, the following implementation is proposed:
+
+- all Issues and Pull Requests shall be at least addressed (triaged or commented on) within ten (10) business days (assuming working days Monday - Friday)
+- Issues or Pull Requests with more than ninety (90) days of inactivity shall receive an automated update to the issue with
+  a warning that the Issue or Pull Request will be automatically closed in 7 days
+  - Issues with a label of `blocker` shall not be closed under any circumstance
+  - automated updates shall be run on a weekly basis
+- GitHub Issue Templates shall be updated as follows:
+  - reminding the submitter that the Issue or Pull Request is subject to the above policies and procedures
+  - encouraging and guiding the submitter that a given Pull Request should be based on an issue
+
+## Voting History
+
+TBD

docs/development/rfc/index.md

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 * [RFC1: Project Steering Committee Guidelines](1)
 * [RFC2: Dependency policy](2)
+* [RFC3: Architectural Decision Records](3)
+* [RFC4: GitHub Issue and Pull Request management](4)