[ICANN-CSC] CSC Quorate Rule Amendment

[Lars-Johan Liman]

Yes, there I too support Byron's text fully!

				Cheers,
				  /Liman

elainepruis at gmail.com:
> I'm ok with either Byron or Lars versions as long as the 6.2 section edits
> are included.

> *6.2 decision-making by email by adding the following line:In the
> exceptional circumstance where there are one or more vacancies in the
> Members, the decision-making of the CSC shall be limited to and not go
> beyond the approval of the CSC’s monthly report.*

> Thanks
> Elaine
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:08 AM Lars-Johan Liman <liman at netnod.se> wrote:

>> Byron, All,
>> 
>> Late to the table, but only because of time zone differences.
>> 
>> I like your text, but ... as i always get myself lost in details ... is
>> there a need to address the preceding paragraph in 6.1.2?
>> 
>> "For a decision to be taken it must be approved by at least 3
>> Members present ..."
>> 
>> The number "3" doesn't mix well with "... one OR MORE vacancies ...".
>> 
>> I suggest amending your suggestion in 5.2 to read:
>> 
>> "In the exceptional circumstance where there are one or more
>> vacancies in the Members, the CSC meeting shall be quorate if
>> all appointed Members are present. In these circumstances the
>> 3/4 majority rule in 6.1.2 is set aside and all decisions must
>> be unanimous."
>> 
>> (Please find better words! I'm neither a lawyer nor a native English
>> speaker. ;-) )
>> 
>> ... or, is this automatically taken care of by other words in the
>> existing text? Happy to stand corrected here.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> /Liman
>> 
>> 
>> byron.holland at cira.ca:
>> > Dear colleagues,
>> > As you will recall, I committed to drafting some suggested text for
>> > our internal procedure to capture our discussion with respect to the
>> > need to ensure the basic business of the CSC could continue in the
>> > event one or more seats of the four (4) members are vacant.
>> > After looking at the procedures again: I suggest that we amend section
>> > 5.2 ( the quorum) rule to:
>> 
>> > A CSC meeting shall be quorate if the 4 (four) Members are present at
>> > the meeting. In the exceptional circumstance where there are one or
>> > more vacancies in the Members, the CSC meeting shall be quorate if all
>> > appointed Members are present. The notes will state if the meeting was
>> > quorate, or, if only quorate for a part of the meeting, state which
>> > items of business were discussed when quorate. This internal rule will
>> > be reviewed in conjunction with the first review of the CSC charter.
>> > In addition, and to capture the limitation in the power to take
>> > decisions, I also suggest to amend section 6.1 ( decision-making at
>> > meetings) and 6.2 decision-making by email by adding the following
>> > line:
>> > In the exceptional circumstance where there are one or more vacancies
>> > in the Members, the decision-making of the CSC shall be limited to and
>> > not go beyond the approval of the CSC’s monthly report.
>> > For your reference I have include a redline version of the Internal
>> procedure.
>> > If there are no objections by the other members by 28 September 23.59
>> > UTC, I will consider the proposed changes adopted,
>> 
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Byron
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