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If you go with some variation of Jeff's version, the word "it"
in the first sentence should be canged to "the GNSO" or
"the GNSO COuncil". as it stands it refers back to the previous
noun which is the Board.<br><br>
Alan<br><br>
At 10/04/2013 11:19 AM, Neuman, Jeff wrote:<br>
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The GNSO Council would like to remind the ICANN staff and Board that it
is the only entity charged with policy development and providing
recommendations to the Board on substantive policies relating to generic
top level domains. The GNSO Council recently provided advice in response
to a letter from the CEO to the effect that an issue being considered was
a matter of policy, rather than implementation. It was Staff’s view that
the issue was implementation and not policy, and accordingly it was the
Staff’s decision to proceed with implementation of what the majority of
the Council believed was policy. It is the Council’s firmly held view
that when there is not an agreement on whether or not such an item is
policy, as in this case, that the Staff and/or the ICANN Board must refer
back to the Council before proceeding further.<br><br>
Indeed, as a general point, it is the Council’s view that should it
provide policy advice to the Staff and/or the Board in the future, then
in the event that Staff and/or Board seek to act in a manner that is not
consistent with the Council’s advice, then the Staff and/or Board must
consult with the GNSO Council, explain the rationale behind its decision,
and allow the Council, at a minimum, to respond to the Staff or Board’s
decision.<br><br>
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<b>Jeffrey J. Neuman <br>
Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs<br>
</b> <br>
<b>From:</b> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan
Robinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Draft Statement for Public Forum<br>
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Draft Statement for Public Forum:<br><br>
The GNSO Council recently provided advice in response to a letter from
the CEO to the effect that an issue being considered was a matter of
policy, rather than implementation. It was Staff’s view that the issue
was implementation and not policy, and accordingly it was the Staff’s
decision to proceed with the first steps of implementation. It is the
Council’s firmly held view that when there is not an agreement on whether
or not such an item is policy, as in this case, that the Staff must refer
back to the Council before proceeding further.<br><br>
Indeed, as a general point, it is the Council’s view that should it
provide policy advice to the Staff and/or the Board in the future, then
in the event that Staff and/or Board seek to act adverse to the Council’s
advice, they should certainly not do so without further reference back to
the Council.</blockquote></body>
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