[council] Registrars approve ICANN budget (2005-2006)

[Ross Rader]

Greetings -

It is important that I pass on this salient clarification that was 
pointed out by the chair of the Registrar Constituency. Although staff 
reported in Vancouver that registrars had not yet approved being 
invoiced for their portion of the fees, it was also true that we had not 
yet been asked for our approval. The process that we use requires us to 
vote in a formal ballot run by ICANN staff. Without this ballot, there 
is no official way for us to voice our support, or non-support, of the 
invoicing mechanism for the budget.

Once the request was received by accredited registrars, approval was 
ratified within days.

-ross

Bruce Tonkin wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> In the public forum of the recent ICANN meeting in Vancouver, Paul
> Twomey reported that registrars had not yet approved being invoiced for
> the variable registrar accreditation fees which make up the majority of
> the ICANN budget.
> 
> The relevant section of the registrars accreditation agreement is shown
> below:
> (http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm#3 )
> 
> "3.9.2 Variable Accreditation Fee. Registrar shall pay the variable
> accreditation fees established by the ICANN Board of Directors, in
> conformity with ICANN's bylaws and articles of incorporation, provided
> that in each case such fees are reasonably allocated among all
> registrars that contract with ICANN and that any such fees must be
> expressly approved by registrars accounting, in the aggregate, for
> payment of two-thirds of all registrar-level fees. Registrar shall pay
> such fees in a timely manner for so long as all material terms of this
> Agreement remain in full force and effect, and notwithstanding the
> pendency of any dispute between Registrar and ICANN."
> 
> Kurt Pritz has notified registrars that as of Friday 16 Dec 05, 142
> registrars, representing over 70% of registrar-level fees paid, have
> expressed their approval (exceeding the two-thirds approval required).
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>