PDP Timing Re: [council] Proposed Resolution re Domain Tasting

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

It is true that the council has long ignored the timetables in the  
PDP process, not so much out of wilfulness but out of a realisation  
that while the processes could be followed, the proscribed timetables  
were difficult to follow.  This was pointed out in the LSE report, if  
I remember correctly.

The entire process from the initial request for an issues report to  
the production of a final report and the commencement of Council  
deliberations  takes 120 days (i have sketched out the process  
below).  There is, as far as I can tell no limit n how long those  
council deliberations can take after the release of the Final Report,  
tough I see no by-law provision for further process other then  
deliberation after that 120 day period.

Having said that, I am willing to try and constrain the process to  
the time table.  And with Ross calling us to account on the by-laws,  
we certainly must consider doing so as despite  request for change in  
the by-laws, we have not yet received any change in by-laws from the  
Board not have we received any formal dispensation of the requirement  
to follow the timetable as currently documented.

In that case we need to vote today to initiate both PDP proposals as  
we are long beyond the 15 day mark for deciding on the initiation of  
the PDP.  For both PDP proposals we need to do the following:

- Get the report from Staff on the reports they have submitted.
- Hold a vote to initiate the PDP - 33% need to vote yes in order to  
initiate the PDP
- if the vote succeeds then hold a majority vote on whether to form a  
Task Force or not.
- if not, then we can consider forming a short term WG to assist in  
the non TF option,  but that working group will only have 35 days to  
complete its work.

I will also have to work with staff to schedule council meetings so  
that we can attempt to meet the strict timing requirements for  
finishing the work and beginning deliberations.

Thanks

a.

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A reminder of the timetable:

Day 0
request for issues report

Day 15

- release of the issues report

Day 30

-vote on PDP
   (unless the board has requested the PDP in which case there is no  
vote)
- majority decision on Task Force or Committee of the whole
- Public announcement of PDP and commencement of public comment period

Day 40

- if TF then constituency appointees to TF announced
- if TF finish preparation of charter
- if no TF then representative appointed from each constituency to  
solicit constituency views

Day 45

- if TF first meeting, elect TF chair

Day 50

- if TF end of public comment period

Day 65

- all information submitted to Staff Manager, including from ad-hoc  
groups or working groups if they are formed to assist in the process.

- all consituency statement received

Day 70

- if Task Force release of Preliminary Task Force report

Day 75

- if TF final meeting of TF to vote on report

Day 80

- if TF then release of Final Task Force Report

- if not TF then release of Initial Report

- begin public comment period


Day 100

- end of public comment period

Day 110

- final Report submitted to GNSO chair

Day 120

- Council begins deliberation on final report

(the by-laws are not specific on how long the council may deliberate)



On 11 okt 2007, at 02.44, Ross Rader wrote:

> presuming this goes down the PDP path, the council should attempt  
> to do so within the confines of the process outlined in the bylaws.
>