On Wed, May 28, 2025, at 11:47 AM, FIDELE LUKEKA wrote: > *Subject:* Re: Formalizing Approach to Uncontested or Unfilled Election Roles > > Hi Lane, > > Thank you for raising this important point. > > I agree that it’s prudent to formalize how we handle situations where > roles remain uncontested or unfilled. While allowing positions to > remain vacant ensures that we don’t force unsuitable or unwilling > candidates into roles, it can also impact continuity and operational > effectiveness if key positions stay empty for extended periods. > > Here are a few thoughts to consider: > > 1. *Interim Appointments:* Would it be possible to allow for interim > appointments (perhaps by the current leadership or a designated > committee) for critical roles until a suitable candidate can be found > or another election cycle is held?
The problem here is finding someone willing to take the job. If we had that, the election would already have selected them. Mid-term vacancies already have an established process. > 2. *Recruitment Support:* Could we introduce a proactive candidate > outreach or mentorship process to encourage participation, especially > in roles that tend to attract fewer candidates? There's really only 2 elected roles: Secretary and Core Committee. One purpose of having 3 overlapping cohorts elected is so that the junior people can be mentored as needed by the senior ones. The challenge is getting someone in the door in the first place, which I think has more to do with FIG's public perception thanks to Laravel and Symfony (the 800 lb gorillas of PHP) not caring anymore. :-( > 4. *Documenting Precedence:* Since we've already adopted this approach > informally, clearly documenting it in our charter or election > guidelines would definitely help set expectations and reduce ambiguity. Yes, whatever we end up with here, whether it follows what we've done in this case historically or not, will end up as a bylaw change with bylaw vote. --Larry Garfield -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PHP Framework Interoperability Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to php-fig+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/php-fig/51d5bce7-1d95-40a7-adc5-a11b7673b6e9%40app.fastmail.com.
