Council — multi-party governance

Multi-party rule changes. Recorded forever.

Decisions land on the ledger like everything else.

Council is the governance layer for ConniXT workflows. Rule changes, escalation paths, dispute handling, override authority — all run through Council. Decisions are recorded on Microsoft Confidential Ledger as immutable records: who decided, when, with what reasoning, who else approved.

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What it does

Authoritative

Decisions that change the rules

Council members have signing authority for specific rule scopes (e.g., regulatory floors require global Council; per-project overrides require project Council). The authority is Cascade-resolved.

Multi-party

Configurable approval graphs

A rule change might require 1 signer, or 3-of-5, or a regulatory + a credit signer + a legal signer. Cascade defines the graph; Council enforces it.

Disputable

Handles escalation and override

When a workflow gets stuck — disputed line item, frozen release, contested evidence — Council is the escalation path. Override decisions land on the ledger with full context.

How it works

Cascade-graph

Authority is hierarchical

Platform-root signers can change platform-wide rules. Tenant signers can change tenant-scoped rules. Cascade governs which signer set applies to which rule.

Async-first

Doesn't block normal ops

Most workflows don't touch Council — they run within established rules. Council only fires when rules change OR an override is needed.

Reasoning-required

Decisions include context

A Council decision isn't just yes/no. It includes the proposed rule, the reasoning, the dissenting opinions if any. Future audits see WHY, not just WHAT.

Hard-stop overrides

Some rules can't be overridden

Regulatory floors (e.g., NJ Wage Hub mandate, NY 6-year retention) are immutable. Council can change everything above the floor; the floor itself is policy-locked.

Where rules run

Orchestrator

Council changes the rules; Orchestrator runs them.

See Orchestrator →

Where rules are validated

Sandbox

Sandbox validates Council-approved rules before they reach production.

See Sandbox →

Where decisions land

Microsoft Ledger

Every Council vote, every dissent, every override — recorded.

See Ledger →

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