New Zealand Cricket is expected to release its domestic schedule this week.
The popular HRV Cup is poised to shift from January to December to avoid a clash with the inbound tour by Pakistan, and a second import could be allowed for the first time.
Otago Cricket Association chief executive Ross Dykes said it was not a done deal but he would welcome the change.
"If it happens, it will probably be good for twenty/20," Dykes told the Otago Daily Times.
"You have to treat it as a special event to pull crowds and create exciting cricket."
Shifting the Cup to December will also avoid a clash with the Australian domestic twenty/20 tournament, opening up the possibility of players crossing the Tasman to play in the New Zealand competition.
Names like Shaun Tait, David Warner and Cameron White have been floated as potential candidates.
However, Dykes said it was unlikely players of that calibre would be donning Volts colours this summer.
"It makes good sense and I'm sure it is one of the reasons behind it all. But those guys don't come cheaply.
"I wouldn't say it won't happen. But it is unlikely simply because it is beyond our means. We have a modest budget and that wouldn't run to one of those high-profile guys."
The rules around so-called "qualifying players" would also have to be clarified.
Players such as South African-born Otago left-armer Neil Wagner and Zimbabwean-born Auckland all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme are overseas players but have received "automatic" dispensations because they have thrown their hat in with New Zealand.
It was unclear whether they would count as "genuine overseas players" or not, Dykes said.
Otago was seeking clarification about the rules but Volts coach Mike Hesson has already laid the ground work to employ the services of one import.
While Dykes believed increasing the number of overseas players in the twenty/20 competition was largely a positive move, he acknowledged it was a "delicate balance" between flooding the competition with overseas players and providing pathways for emerging talent.
Meanwhile, the six major associations are this week expected to finalise which players they will offer contracts.
Former Volts batsman Greg Todd's decision to transfer north to Auckland may clear the way for North Otago Hawke Cup hero Darren Broom to snaffle one of the 12 Otago contracts on offer.
Broom crafted a superb 133 to help North Otago lift the cup and scored 100 in his first-class debut.
