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

[Ayden Férdeline]

Thanks for your close review of the draft comment, Jimson, and for sharing your input.

My personal perspective is that we should encourage the replenishment of the Reserve Fund in our comment, as that is consistent with the Council's past comments on this topic, but I believe we could remain silent on precisely where the resources come from to do this. However this is something we can discuss as a Standing Committee on today's call.

Kind regards,

Ayden

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On 17 February 2018 10:09 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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