>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #1934018. --> Reported by: [leehunter](https://www.drupal.org/user/117834) >>> <p>I have two concerns with all of the proposed working group charters:</p> <ul> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929534" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929534</a></span></li> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929530" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929530</a></span></li> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929524" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929524</a></span></li> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929526" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/1929526</a></span></li> </ul> <p>The first is that these charters do not directly address stakeholder engagement. In other words, each charter should identify the stakeholders for the body along with something like a RACI breakdown that shows whether they are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix">Responsible, Accountable, Consulted or Informed</a>.</p> <p>The second, somewhat related, concern is that it appears that the intention is to write specific member names into the charter (and then, I suppose, update the charter whenever these members change). But membership in a governance charter document should only define what <em>stakeholder areas</em> are represented on the group, not say who the current sitting members are. This really speaks to the fundamental point of governance, which is ensuring that the concerns of various areas are properly represented. </p> <p>If all the members of a governance body are appointed from a single stakeholder group (which is entirely possible under the proposed charters) and there's no mechanism for engaging other stakeholders (or even a formal recognition that those other stakeholder groups exist) some people would question whether it's really governance at all. </p>