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discussion of a compact or other agreement until its questions or concerns have been adequately addressed. 3. When reviewing or ratifying: compacts or other agreements reached by Basin Roundtables or other concern~d parties, the IDCC will first use a decision making process that seeks to identify and positively affirm a broad general level of support for or approval of the issue or proposal in question by all Committee members. An agreement will be considered to have been reached when either the facilitator or a group member has articulated the proposed agreement, and all IBCC members either verbally affirm their support for it, or at a minimum agree not to actively oppose or subvert it. The above process does not require all Committee members to support a proposal or ultimate agreement to the same degree for an agreement to have been reached. Some members may strongly endorse an agreement, while others may believe it to be not ideal, but ultimately workable and acceptable. 4. When a decision is being mad~ using the above process, any IBCC member may request a non-binding poll of Committee members to determine their views. Members may voice affirmatiye support for a proposal or agreement, remain silent and allow the agreement to be approved without objection, or state that a broad general level of agreement has not been reached, and request the committee to continue deliberations. 5. If the IBCC cannot reach a mut~ally acceptable agreement on a proposed compact or other agreement that has been brought to it for review and ratification, its I members will use the followin~ procedure. After a complete discussion of the issue(s) in question has occurred at three or more IBCC meetings, and all members have had an opportunity to consult their Basin Roundtables and been given a fair opportunity to present their views and be heard, the Committee may change its decision making process from one seeking broad support for or agreement on an issue or propqsal in question, to a majority/minority vote. The shift from one decision making procedure to another will require a 75% or greater majority of the members attending the meeting in favor of the shift. In addition, all IDCC members must have been given the opportunity be present at the meeting at which the vote to shift decision making procedures is taken, and properly notified of the proposed action. 6. If a 75% majority of IBCC members attending the meeting do not approve I changing the decision making process, the issue(s) under consideration along with IBCC members questions or co-pcerns will be returned to concerned Roundtables or parties for further c1arificati~n and/or to be addressed by the Roundtables or parties. 7. If a 75% maJonty of IBCC n{embers attending the meeting vote to shift the IBCC's decision making procesS to voting, a decision by vote may be made at the next regularly scheduled IBCC :meeting. A compact or other agreement will be I IBCC Charter Page 6 of 8