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→The composition of council is hybrid (employees and volunteers). Should we revisit this? Is it working?: Added my thoughts!
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==== The composition of council is hybrid (employees and volunteers). Should we revisit this? Is it working? ==== | ==== The composition of council is hybrid (employees and volunteers). Should we revisit this? Is it working? ==== | ||
* '''Nikos''': Quick answer: Yes. Probably one day we'll have a more balanced mix of employees/volunteers Reps, so having all council members be elected would be better. But for now it's a good balance to keep in touch with areas inside the Mozilla project where an employee has a better view or access. | * '''Nikos''': Quick answer: Yes. Probably one day we'll have a more balanced mix of employees/volunteers Reps, so having all council members be elected would be better. But for now it's a good balance to keep in touch with areas inside the Mozilla project where an employee has a better view or access. | ||
* '''Sayak''': | * '''Sayak''': For now, I think the balance is quite good, and is obviously working out favourably [the growth stats of ReMo in the past two years has been a good indicator of that] . Also, even the "employees" are frankly as motivated as the rest of the volunteers [they contribute even beyond office hours!]. Also, the employees at the moment are quite good at interfacing between the volunteers and the organization. So, I think that the current composition is just perfect! | ||
* '''Majda''': I don't see why this needs to change. The ratio of volunteers to employees is 7 to 2, which is well-balanced I think. Plus, the two employees currently council members (namely Pierros and William) are not any kind of employees, they are the project leads and very community-oriented. I believe it is important to still have them as part of the council. Beyond that, it has always been one of the primary goals of the reps program to provide reps with entry points to Mozilla "management" (who to contact if you need help on X project, which teams are working on what...) but also eventually, for reps tp participate more directly in the decision making within Mozilla. My concern is that having a council of volunteers-only (homogeneous, non-hybrid) would somehow isolate the reps program (losing the connexion with "higher up"), and seriously jeopardize this goal. | * '''Majda''': I don't see why this needs to change. The ratio of volunteers to employees is 7 to 2, which is well-balanced I think. Plus, the two employees currently council members (namely Pierros and William) are not any kind of employees, they are the project leads and very community-oriented. I believe it is important to still have them as part of the council. Beyond that, it has always been one of the primary goals of the reps program to provide reps with entry points to Mozilla "management" (who to contact if you need help on X project, which teams are working on what...) but also eventually, for reps tp participate more directly in the decision making within Mozilla. My concern is that having a council of volunteers-only (homogeneous, non-hybrid) would somehow isolate the reps program (losing the connexion with "higher up"), and seriously jeopardize this goal. | ||
* '''Gauthamraj''': YES , in my opinion this composition is working well. Because , the tools and resources available for Reps might lead to big issues if misused by at least one and possibly affect the growth and future of this amazing program. We need people who are more responsible and dedicated than volunteers for the smooth progress of the program. I will say , 7 +2 is just more than Perfect ! | * '''Gauthamraj''': YES , in my opinion this composition is working well. Because , the tools and resources available for Reps might lead to big issues if misused by at least one and possibly affect the growth and future of this amazing program. We need people who are more responsible and dedicated than volunteers for the smooth progress of the program. I will say , 7 +2 is just more than Perfect ! | ||