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 ## GitHub org owners
 
-The following people have the GitHub "owners" permissions on the NixOS organization:
+The following people have the GitHub "owners" permissions on the [NixOS organization](https://github.com/nixos):
 <!-- Also keep this in sync with the members of @NixOS/org! -->
 - [@infinisil](https://github.com/infinisil)
 - [@lassulus](https://github.com/lassulus)
 - [@tomberek](https://github.com/tomberek)
 - [@winterqt](https://github.com/winterqt)
 - [@zimbatm](https://github.com/zimbatm)
+
 ## How to contact the team
 For any GitHub-related needs, you can reach out to the org owners by either:
 - Pinging [@NixOS/org](https://github.com/orgs/NixOS/teams/org)
@@ -14,30 +15,30 @@ For any GitHub-related needs, you can reach out to the org owners by either:
 - Messaging in the [Github org owners help desk Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/%23org_owners:nixos.org).
 
 ### Authority and processes
-This team's role is to manage and unblock users of the github.com/NixOS GitHub organization. The @NixOS/steering gives them autonomy to handle small day-to-day tasks and expects them to escalate bigger decisions.
+This team's role is to manage and unblock users of the NixOS GitHub organization.
+The [Steering Committee (SC)](./governance.md) gives them autonomy to handle
+small day-to-day tasks and expects them to escalate bigger decisions.
+The following decision tree describes the org owners authority:
 
-All org owners can individually take care of implementing:
-- Decisions by bodies that have the authority to make GitHub org changes such as:
+**Is the change impactful or controversial?**
+- *Yes*: **Is the change pre-approved by a body with corresponding authority?** This includes:
   - Arbitrary decisions by the Steering Committee.
   - Moderation decisions by the moderation team.
   - Changes from approved RFCs.
-- Low-impact changes, such as:
+
+  *Yes*: Any single org owner can implement it.
+
+  *No*: Not within the org owners authority, should be escalated to the SC.
+
+- *No*: **Is the change one of the following?**
   - Adding new org members to allow review requests.
   - Creating new unprivileged Nixpkgs teams for mention.
   - Updating repository meta information.
-- Changes requested by a repository admin that have no impact outside their repository.
-
-Org owners need approval from at least one other org owner to take care of implementing
-higher-impact changes that are _not controversial_, such as:
-- Administer unmaintained repos, such as:
-  - Performing maintenance.
-  - Giving commit access to trusted people that offer maintenance.
-  - Archiving if appropriate.
-- Changes necessary to unblock automation.
-- Changes to the structure and CI of the [org repository](https://github.com/NixOS/org).
-- Content updates to the [GitHub organisation documentation](./github.md).
-
-Org owners have no authority to make other changes.
+  - Changes requested by a repository admin that have no impact outside their repository.
+
+  *Yes*: Any single org owner can implement it.
+
+  *No*: Approval from at least one other org owner is needed to implement it.
 
 ### Responsibilities