Mautic Announces Its First Community-Elected Council ![rw-book-cover](https://www.mautic.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/hand-puts-pink-envelope-into-vote-box.jpg?itok=0xvsY35V) ## Metadata - Author: [[Ruth Cheesley]] - Full Title: Mautic Announces Its First Community-Elected Council - Category: #articles - Document Note: # [Title of the Note] tags: #Mautic #Council #Elections Author: [Author's Name] Source: [Author/Book/Article/Website] Reference: [Page numbers/Link] ## Table of Contents: ### References: Include a list of sources consulted and cited in the article. ## Index Creation: Create an index for the article, highlighting important terms and their corresponding pages. ## 📝 Summary: The first Mautic Council elections have concluded, with seven community members being elected to serve on the Council. The top three candidates will serve a 3-year term, followed by the next two candidates serving a 2-year term, and the final two candidates serving a 1-year term. The new Council members will be officially inducted into their roles at an upcoming meeting. ## 📖 Main Content: The article announces the results of the first Mautic Council elections, highlighting the seven successful candidates in order of votes. The author expresses gratitude towards those who stood for election but were not elected and encourages them to consider re-applying in future rounds. The next step is an Extraordinary General Assembly meeting where the existing Council will adopt the new governance model and step down, allowing the new Council members to take their place. The terms for each Council member are determined based on the number of votes received, with Cohort A serving a 3-year term, Cohort B serving a 2-year term, and Cohort C serving a 1-year term. The article provides a chart that displays the start and end dates for each Council member's term. ### 🗒️ Notes - Seven community members have been elected to serve on the Mautic Council - The top three candidates will serve a 3-year term - The next two candidates will serve a 2-year term - The final two candidates will serve a 1-year term - An Extraordinary General Assembly meeting will be held to induct the new Council members and adopt the new governance model - The terms of each Council member are staggered to avoid too many expiring terms at the same time ## 📖 References: [Include a list of sources consulted and cited in the article.] ## 🗣️ Paraphrase: "The results of the first Mautic Council elections are in! Seven community members have been elected to serve on the Council. The top three candidates will serve a 3-year term, followed by the next two candidates serving a 2-year term, and the final two candidates serving a 1-year term. The new Council members will be inducted into their roles at an upcoming meeting." ## 🧪 Hypotheses: - Future studies could examine the impact of the new governance model on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Mautic Council. - Research could explore the experiences and perspectives of the elected Council members in order to better understand their motivations and expectations. ### 📊 Methodology: - Conduct surveys or interviews with the elected Council members to gather qualitative data on their experiences and perspectives. - Analyze the voting patterns and demographics of the community members who participated in the election to identify any potential biases or disparities. ### ❓ Questions: - How will the new Council members be supported in their roles? - What criteria were used to determine the order of the successful candidates based on votes? - How will the staggered terms of the Council members affect the continuity and stability of the Mautic community? - How will the new governance model impact decision-making processes within the Mautic Council? ### 🔮 Future Research: - Further research could investigate the long-term impact of the Council's decisions and initiatives on the Mautic community. - Exploring the potential benefits and drawbacks of different governance models in open-source communities like Mautic. - Evaluating the effectiveness of the Council members in representing the diverse interests and needs of the Mautic community. ### 💡 Implications: The future research on Mautic Council's governance model and the experiences of the elected members could contribute to the field of open-source community governance. Findings from these studies could enhance knowledge on effective decision-making processes, ensure diverse representation, and inform the development of policies and practices for other open-source projects. ### ✅ Logical validity: The article predominantly presents factual information regarding the Mautic Council elections, including the number of votes received by each candidate and the length of their terms. There are no logical fallacies identified in the article. The tone of the article is positive and appreciative towards both the successful candidates and those who were not elected. ## 🎯 Conclusion: Overall, the article announces the results of the first Mautic Council elections and provides details on the upcoming steps, such as the induction of the new Council members and the adoption of the new governance model. The staggered terms of the Council members are designed to ensure continuity and stability within the community. These developments provide opportunities for future research on the governance model and the experiences of the Council members as they contribute to the Mautic community. - Document Tags: [[martech]] [[mautic]] [[open source]] - Summary: Mautic has announced the results of its first community-elected Council elections. Seven Mauticians have been elected to serve on the Council, with John Linhart receiving the highest number of votes. The next step is for the existing Council to formally adopt the new governance model and step down from their positions, allowing the new Council members to be inducted. The terms for the Council members will vary, with some serving for three years and others serving for two or one year. The community is encouraged to welcome the new Council members and profiles of each member will be shared in the coming days. - URL: https://www.mautic.org/blog/community/mautic-announces-its-first-community-elected-council ![a hand putting a pink envelope into a brown box](https://www.mautic.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog_detail_featured_image_720x330/public/2023-12/hand-puts-pink-envelope-into-vote-box.jpg?itok=pBOVUxMq) The results from the first Mautic Council elections are in! It has been a delight to see people standing up and being willing to represent Mautic on the Council - a central part of our new governance model. As you may recall, there are [seven seats available for election](https://contribute.mautic.org/governance/governance#5-4-number), and we recently launched the nominations process on our new [Community Portal](https://community.mautic.org). The voting phase closed on Tuesday, 12th December at midnight and I’m delighted to share that we have successfully elected seven Mauticians to serve on the first community-elected Council. Here’s the successful candidates in order of votes: **John Linhart** (24 votes) **Norman Pracht** (17 votes) **Dominique De Cooman** (15 votes) **Ekke Guembel** (15 votes) **Prateek Jain** (14 votes) **Andy Towne** (13 votes) **Favour Chibueze** (11 votes) I’d also like to give a big shout out to the three people who stood for election but were not elected in this round - Sven Döring, Dirk Spannaus and Avinash Dalvi. I greatly appreciate your willingness to put yourself forward and I hope that you will consider re-applying in future rounds and contributing in other ways in the meantime! #### Next steps The next steps from here are that we will be holding our Extraordinary General Assembly meeting on the 18th December, where we’re going to have the existing Council formally adopt the new governance model, step down from the Council, and then the new Council members will be formally inducted into their roles. All members are welcome to join us in this meeting - please sign up [here](https://community.mautic.org/assemblies/general-assembly/f/20/meetings/7) and you’ll have the link available just before the meeting starts. Per our [governance model](https://contribute.mautic.org/governance/governance#5-5-election), in the first election we hold, there will be the following terms: The top three candidates - **Cohort A** - will serve a **3-year term** The next two candidates - **Cohort B** - will serve a **2-year term** The next two candidates - **Cohort C** - will serve a **1-year term** You will notice that Ekke and Dominique received the same number of votes, and between them it has been agreed that Dominique will serve for 3 years and Ekke will serve for 2 years. This cohort-based approach for the initial election allows us to ensure that we don’t have terms expiring for too many candidates at the same time, which could be destabilizing for the community. This also means that next year we will be looking to elect two new people into the Cohort C roles for a term of three years, and the year after we will be electing two new people into the Cohort B roles for a term of three years, and so forth. Below is a chart which explains when each council member’s term starts and ends, and when the term after them will end. | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Name** | **Term starts** | **Term ends** | **Next term ends** | I hope that you will join me in welcoming the new Council members and thanking them for their willingness to serve Mautic in this way. We will be sharing profiles of each member in the coming days, and we hope to hold our first in-person Council meeting early next year., Mautic Announces Its First Community-Elected Council, Ruth Cheesley, 01hph8hjkvp0531w1v6dsekwg2.