[council] GNSO Council Resolution 13 July 2017

Terri Agnew terri.agnew at icann.org
Fri Jul 14 14:42:40 UTC 2017


Dear all,

 

The following resolution was adopted by the GNSO Council at its meeting on
Thursday, 13 July 2017.

 

These resolutions are also published on page:

https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions
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 20170713-1

 

Consent agenda

Motion - Confirmation of GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community
Administration 

Submitted by Consent Agenda (Donna Austin)

 

Whereas, 

1.The GNSO Council confirmed in September 2016 that the GNSO Chair
(currently James Bladel) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional
Participant on the Empowered Community Administration on an interim basis
and subsequently requested the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) to
develop the criteria and the process for the selection of the GNSO
Representative to the Empowered Community Administration for GNSO Council
consideration by its June 2017 meeting.

 

2.The GNSO Council adopted the proposed process and criteria for the
selection of the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community
Administration during its meeting on 28 June 2017.

 

3.The GNSO Council leadership team subsequently met to agree who from the
Council leadership should perform the role of GNSO representative to the
Empowered Community Administration and communicated this decision to the
Council mailing list on 3 July 2017.

 

Resolved,

1.The GNSO Council hereby confirms that James Bladel, GNSO Chair will
represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community
Administration on until the end of his term at ICANN60.

 

2.The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed by the GNSO Council
in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and other related GNSO Operating
Procedures.

 

3.The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this
decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written
certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall
represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration.

 

 
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-13jul17-en.
pdf> Vote results

 

 

20170713-2

 

MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FUNDAMENTAL BYLAW AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECONSIDERATION REQUESTS TO A NEW BOARD COMMITTEE

 

Submitted by James Bladel

Seconded by Donna Austin 

 

WHEREAS, on 1 October 2016 the revised ICANN Bylaws went into effect,
creating a new Empowered Community mechanism by which ICANN's Supporting
Organizations and Advisory Committees can organize under California law to
legally enforce the community powers described in the Bylaws (
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en>
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en);

 

WHEREAS, one of these new community powers is the right to approve
amendments to ICANN's Fundamental Bylaws;

 

WHEREAS, on 23 May 2017 and as required under the ICANN Bylaws, the ICANN
Secretary notified the Empowered Community that on 18 May 2017 the ICANN
Board had approved an amendment to Section 4.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, which is
one of ICANN's Fundamental Bylaws (
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey-to-eca-23may17
-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey-to-eca-23may17-
en.pdf);

 

WHEREAS the Secretary's Notice thereby triggered the Empowered Community
Approval Action Process that is documented in Article 1, Annex D of the
ICANN Bylaws (
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD>
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD) 

 

WHEREAS, on 24 May 2017 and pursuant to Section 1.3(a) of Article 1, Annex
D, the Empowered Community Administration requested that ICANN convene a
Community Forum during which the five Decisional Participants that comprise
the Empowered Community as well as interested participants can discuss the
proposed Fundamental Bylaw amendment (
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/deerhake-to-jeffrey-24
mar17-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/deerhake-to-jeffrey-24m
ar17-en.pdf);

 

WHEREAS, the Community Forum was held on 27 June 2017 during the ICANN59
Public Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa ( <http://sched.co/B3ou>
http://sched.co/B3ou); and

 

WHEREAS, during the Approval Action Decision Period that follows immediately
on the expiration of the Community Forum Period on 29 June 2017, each of the
five Decisional Participants in the Empowered Community (including the GNSO)
have twenty-one (21) days (ending at 06.59 UTC on 21 July 2017) to decide
whether to support or object to the Fundamental Bylaw amendment, or abstain
from the matter;

 

RESOLVED:

 

1. The GNSO Council votes to approve the amendment to Section 4.2 of the
ICANN Bylaws, being an amendment to an ICANN Fundamental Bylaw, as detailed
in the Board resolution of 18 May 2017 (
<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-05-18-en#1.
c>
https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-05-18-en#1.c
).

 

2. The GNSO Council directs the GNSO Secretariat to forward this resolution
to the Empowered Community Administration before the expiration of the
Approval Action Decision Period, as required under Section 1.4, Article 1,
Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws.

 

3. The GNSO Council directs James Bladel, the GNSO's interim representative
to the Empowered Community Administration, to coordinate with the other four
Decisional Participant representatives to ensure that the Empowered
Community Administration observes and completes the appropriate process
outlined in Section 1.4(b) and (c), Annex D. 

 

 
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-13jul17-en.
pdf> Vote results

 

 

Thank you,

 

Terri

 

 

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