[council] FW: [Gnso-sc-budget] GNSO Council Budget Standing Committee - Pending Public Forum Comments - Call for Additional Volunteers

[Berry Cobb]

Dear GNSO Council Members,

 

This is a call for additional volunteers for the proposed standing committee
to assist the Council in forming comments related to ICANN Budget and
Operating plans as discussed in Abu Dhabi.

 

The email thread below was first sent to those that have signed up already.

 

If you are interested in joining this group, please respond to the list and
I will get you added to the mailing list and add you to the dedicated wiki
space.  A conference call will be set up shortly to begin discussions on the
two public comment periods listed below that may be of interest to the GNSO
Council.

 

Thank you.

 

B

 

 

 

Berry A. Cobb

720.839.5735

 <mailto:mail at berrycobb.com> mail at berrycobb.com

@berrycobb

 

From: gnso-sc-budget-bounces at icann.org
[mailto:gnso-sc-budget-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Berry Cobb
Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 10:21
To: gnso-sc-budget at icann.org
Subject: [Gnso-sc-budget] GNSO Council Budget Standing Committee - Pending
Public Forum Comments

 

All,

 

Thank you for volunteering on the (for now) informal standing committee of
the ICANN Budget and Operating Plan. You may recall Council deliberations on
this topic at its meeting in Abu Dhabi. Even though the standing committee
charter has not been formally adopted yet, it was agreed to already
informally gather volunteers for this effort to consider whether Council
input should be provided on two near term comments related to budget and
finance topics. This will also allow for some informal experience with the
proposed charter which may help inform further Council deliberation. In
preparation, staff went ahead and created the digital assets to support this
group. First, you have been subscribed to a Mailman list
(http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-sc-budget/). Second, staff has created a
new wiki space for this proposed standing committee
(https://community.icann.org/display/GCSCOIBOP). We invite you to browse
around to become familiar with the initial content posted within the wiki
space. Persons currently subscribed to this list can be found on the
member's page
(https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=74580769).  

 

Shortly, staff will send another request for volunteers to the Council list
to determine if others are interested in joining this group. Once the
standing committee has been formally created, staff will then send a message
to the Stakeholder Group and Constituency (SG/C) leadership seeking ICANN
budget related subject matter experts that may wish to join.

 

On this trial basis, there are two near term public comment periods that may
be of interest to this group:

 

1) Draft PTI and IANA FY19 Operating Plans and Budgets:
https://community.icann.org/display/GCSCOIBOP/2017-11%3A+Draft+PTI+and+IANA+
FY19+Operating+Plans+and+Budgets

As discussed at the last Council meeting, the Council will likely not have
any specific input to the PTI budget as this mostly affects Registry
Operators and has very little to do with management of policy.  However, the
GNSO is a decisional participant within the Empowered Community and as such
staff does suggest submitting a general comment of endorsement or to
highlight any comments that have been made by SGs/Cs to demonstrate that the
GNSO takes its commitment as a decisional participant serious.  See below on
comment development and adoption process. Comments are due: 26 Nov 2017.

 

2) ICANN Reserve Fund - Public Comment on Rationale and Target Level:
https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=74580777

The Council may wish to weigh in on this public comment as it not only
intersects with the annual budget cycle, but it is also a relevant topic
within the CCWG on Auction Proceeds.  Further, the Board passed a resolution
at its meeting in Abu Dhabi to transfer $5M of excess operating funds to the
Reserve Fund
(https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-11-02-en#2.
b) as suggested by the Board Finance Committee at its 22 November 2017
meeting.  Note however, this public comment only includes the rationale and
Target Level at which the Reserve Fund is set and NOT how it is funded.  In
short, the Board's conclusion based on the analysis is that the Reserve Fund
should be 12 to 17 months of annual operating expenses which remains
consistent with the Target Level currently stated in ICANN's Investment
Policy.  See below on comment development and adoption process.  Comments
are due: 30 Nov 2017.

 

Comment Development and interim Adoption Process:

Given the short time frame of which these comments are due and the next
scheduled GNSO Council meeting on 30 Nov (with a resolution submission
deadline of 20 Nov), staff suggests that after draft comments are formulated
amongst this group, that they be submitted to the GNSO Council mailing list
for review and further deliberation. After which, the comments, subject to
non-objection and with a disclaimer that it was not formally approved
through a vote, can be submitted on behalf of the GNSO Council.
Alternatively, a placeholder motion could be submitted by the document
deadline to allow for formal consideration, should there be a need. The PTI
comment closes prior to the Council meeting, and the Reserved Fund closes
the same day of. Staff will suggest that this item be included on the 30
November agenda.

 

Lastly, staff will facilitate a conference call to discuss these topics in
detail beyond this mailing list.  I will send out a doodle pole to find an
appropriate time.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

 

B

 

Berry A. Cobb

720.839.5735

mail at berrycobb.com

@berrycobb

 

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