[Gnso-sc-budget] [v0.4] Latest draft of our comment on the FY19 Budget

[Erika Mann]

Ayden -

let me add another aspect in relation to the question whether Auction
Proceed money can be used for the Reserve fund. It probably can be but it
needs extremely careful legal and political considerations.

ICANN's argument for the use of Auction Proceed related money in the Ruby
Glen LLC appeal (.web) is limiting the use of the fund for internal
operational purposes to a large degree. I recommend to review in particular
page 16/17

https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/litigation-ruby-glen-icann-answering-brief-30oct17-en.pdf

Cheers,
Erika

On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Jimson Olufuye <jolufuye at kontemporary.net>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Thanks Ayden for taking the initiative to begin the drafting.
>
> Attached, please find my input into the draft GNSO Comment on FY19 Budget.
>
> On the Reserve Fund issue, I've read the argument against using part of
> the Auction Proceeds and the new gTLD funds to push the reserve fund to the
> level we desire (at least 12-month of ICANN operation).
>
> Understanding that the depletion of the reserve was due to compelling
> reason (the IANA Transition spending), BC thinks as Oversight now rest on
> the Community, it's unclear how ICANN can just dip its hands into the
> reserve without justification. I've reviewed activities not in the budget
> that ICANN may need to fund in the future including the implementation of
> the approved recommendations of the WS2 WG and that of the New gTLD SR WG
> among others and these are important activities that ICANN would still need
> to fund.
>
> If this approach (to replenish Reserves with proceeds mentioned above) is
> not taken on the Reserve Fund replenishment and seeing the income flow to
> ICANN, the question then is how best should the reserve be replenished in
> view of risks associated with not having a reasonable level of reserve fund
> for a critical organisation such as ICANN?
>
> Thanks and cheers,
>
> Jimson Olufuye
> BC Vice-Chair, Finance and Operations
>
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> --------- Original Message ---------
> Subject: [Gnso-sc-budget] [v0.4] Latest draft of our comment on the FY19
> Budget
> From: "Ayden Férdeline" <icann at ferdeline.com>
> Date: 2/17/18 1:52 am
> To: "gnso-sc-budget at icann.org" <gnso-sc-budget at icann.org>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I have made a number of significant revisions to our draft comment on the
> FY19 Budget taking into account our conversations on Monday's call. Please
> find attached.
>
> Your comments and edits are warmly welcomed; please remember that we have
> committed to sending a working draft to the GNSO Council this coming
> Monday. I hope we will be able to meet this deadline. Thank you.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ayden Férdeline
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