diff --git a/reference/house-rules.rst b/reference/house-rules.rst
index c0ed83408..726f77896 100644
--- a/reference/house-rules.rst
+++ b/reference/house-rules.rst
@@ -72,6 +72,24 @@ If a TC member feels that one of these responses needs to be discussed
 by the entire TC, they should bring it up on the mailing list and the change
 should not be approved until after the discussion is completed.
 
+Appointing PTLs
+---------------
+
+In a resolution regarding :ref:`leaderless programs`, the TC was granted
+authority to appoint a Project Team Lead to any official project where the
+`election`_ process failed to produce a leader. When this happens,
+``reference/projects.yaml`` in the ``governance`` repository should be updated
+to indicate the new PTL and their appointment by adding their name and contact
+details and updating an ``appointed`` key with the cycle during which they will
+be the PTL. If the ``appointed`` key is already present, add the cycle to the
+list. If the key is not present, add it and set the cycle as a single member of
+a list. This format is used for two reasons: to track all the cycles for which
+there has been an appointment and to require a comprehensible change for review
+by the TC. The ``appointed`` key should only be changed when the PTL was not
+chosen by the election process.
+
+These changes are subject to the standard review and approval guidelines.
+
 Rolling back fast-tracked changes
 ---------------------------------
 
@@ -79,3 +97,6 @@ As a safety net, if any member disagrees with any change that was fast-tracked
 under one of those house rules, that member can propose a revert of the
 change. Such revert should be directly approved by the chair and the change
 be discussed on the mailing list or on the re-proposed change in gerrit.
+
+
+.. _election: http://docs.openstack.org/project-team-guide/open-community.html#technical-committee-and-ptl-elections
diff --git a/resolutions/20141128-elections-process-for-leaderless-programs.rst b/resolutions/20141128-elections-process-for-leaderless-programs.rst
index 419941c01..d9b8ad499 100644
--- a/resolutions/20141128-elections-process-for-leaderless-programs.rst
+++ b/resolutions/20141128-elections-process-for-leaderless-programs.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+.. _leaderless programs:
+
 ===========================================
  2014-11-28 Process for Leaderless Programs
 ===========================================