[CCWG-ACCT] [client com] ICANN Bylaws Matrix

Wed Aug 12 13:08:54 UTC 2015

Community approval would problematic at the least. The Board approves the
budget. The reserve power is for the community to veto and send it back.

Anything else is difficult, at the least...

J

On Thursday, 13 August 2015, Matthew Shears <mshears at cdt.org> wrote:

> +1
>
> And I don't think that community approval was what we agreed or was
> intended.
>
> On 8/12/2015 1:20 PM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
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> This is a very good catch.  Requiring community approval of the budget
> would seriously  and I think needlessly delay the budget process.
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> Chuck
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> Julie,
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> I think you're right. As this was passed on to the whole CWG and CCWG
> without any prior review by any subcommittees, it should be considered
> subject to review and comment.
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> Greg Shatan
>
> On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, Julie Hammer <
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','julie.hammer at bigpond.com');>
> julie.hammer at bigpond.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','julie.hammer at bigpond.com');>> wrote:
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> Hi Leon,
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>
> Many thanks for sharing this matrix.  One thing that struck me when having
> a quick look through it was that Sidley have listed at Item 2 (d) the
> following as Subject Matter for a new Fundamental Bylaw:
>
> "Requirement that the ICANN community approve or veto the IANA Budget
> after it has been approved by the ICANN Board but before it has come into
> effect."
>
> In my understanding, the proposed power was to consider and reject (or
> veto) the IANA Budget, but there should be no requirement for the ICANN
> Community to come together and actually approve the IANA budget. I had
> not thought that the Community Mechanism was intended to be used for such a
> purpose (ie approving strategic plans, operating plans or budgets).
>
>
>
> I believe the relevant paragraph from the CCWG 2nd draft report is para
> 381 on page 58:
>
> 379.                      381  Accordingly, this new power would give the
> community the ability to consider strategic and operating plans and budgets
> (both ICANN general and, separately, with respect to the budget for the
> IANA Functions) after they are approved by the Board (but before they come
> into effect) and reject them. The rejection could be of the proposed ICANN
> Budget or the IANA Budget, or of a proposed ICANN-wide strategic or
> operating plan. The petition would state which Budget or plan was being
> subject to veto. A separate petition is required for each Budget or plan
> being challenged.
>
> Perhaps I am misunderstanding something, but I don’t think the word
> ‘approve’ should appear in 2 (d) in the Sidley matrix.
>
>
>
> Cheers,  Julie
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> On 12 Aug 2015, at 1:56 am, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <
> leonfelipe at sanchez.mx> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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>
> I am forwarding this matrix that the CWG is working on as it is of the
> interest of this group as well and to help us continue shaping our work
> forward.
>
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>
> The matrix is intended to help identify those bylaws that, from the scope
> of the CWG, would need to be considered fundamental. This, of course, is
> independent from the work we need to do but provides an example on what we
> can begin crafting ourselves.
>
>
>
> If you want to keep being in the matrix, swallow the blue pill. If you
> want to work on shaping the matrix, swallow the red pill. (geek joke)
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
>
>
> León
>
>
>
> Inicio del mensaje reenviado:
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> *De: *"Flanagan, Sharon" <sflanagan at sidley.com>
>
> *Asunto: [client com] ICANN Bylaws Matrix*
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> *Fecha: *11 de agosto de 2015 9:43:05 GMT-5
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> *Para: *Client Committee <cwg-client at icann.org>
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>
>
> Dear All,
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>
> Attached is a draft matrix summarizing the proposed ICANN bylaw changes
> that relate to CWG’s final proposal.
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>
>
> Could you please forward to the CWG?
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>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> *SHARON* *FLANAGAN*
> Partner
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