[council] Follow up on proposed revisions to GNSO Operating Procedures and ICANN Bylaws
Stephanie Perrin
stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca
Thu Oct 12 01:29:43 UTC 2017
I certainly agree. To those of us who followed these things at a
distance, it would be important to walk it through.
cheers Stephanie
On 2017-10-11 03:17, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Hi Marika,
>
> I support scheduling a separate call for this topic.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> 2017-09-27 23:53 GMT+09:00 Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org
> <mailto:marika.konings at icann.org>>:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Following up on the update on the revised GNSO Operating
> Procedures and ICANN Bylaws that was provided during the last
> meeting (see
> https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gop-bylaws-20sep17-en.pdf
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gop-bylaws-20sep17-en.pdf>), I
> wanted to highlight that even though the staff report is long and
> addresses all the post-transition Bylaw changes and how these have
> been addressed as a result of the Bylaws DT recommendations, the
> actual changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures and the ICANN
> Bylaws are fairly limited. As such, I would recommend that you
> review the attached redline versions so that you get a better
> sense of the changes that are being proposed. To summarize, the
> redline includes:
>
> 1. Changes to section 11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws to reflect
> new GNSO voting thresholds^1
> <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-op-procedures-2017-06-19-en#foot1>which
> are different from the current threshold of a simple majority
> vote of each House.
> 2. Changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures, section 4.9 (Consent
> Agenda) to reflect that certain decisions are to be confirmed
> "automatically" by the GNSO Council through its consent agenda.
> 3. Addition to the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that in
> specific circumstances, the GNSO Council may waive the
> timeframes currently referenced in the GNSO Operating
> Procedures in relation to submission of motions as well as
> scheduling of meetings to meet its obligations under the
> timelines outlined in the ICANN Bylaws as a Decisional
> Participant.
> 4. Addition to the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that
> certain petitions submitted by an individual must be submitted
> through a GNSO Stakeholder Group or Constituency to
> the GNSO Council for consideration. For this purpose,
> each GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency must develop
> clear rules for the submission of such petitions, including
> any requirements for the criteria to be included in a
> petition. These rules would be added to the GNSO Operating
> Procedures as an annex once available.
> 5. Addition to the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that all
> petitions concerning a director removal process submitted by
> an individual must be submitted directly to the GNSO Council.
> For this purpose, the GNSO Council will develop a clear
> process and rules for the submission of such petitions,
> including any requirements for the criteria to be included in
> a petition. These rules would be added to the GNSO Operating
> Procedures as an annex once available.
>
> In addition to these modifications, the redline version also
> includes the following updates:
>
> * Updated references to the ICANN Bylaws as many changed as a
> result of the post-transition Bylaws;
> * Updated the generalized schedule for board elections to align
> it with the timing as well as notification requirements
> outlined in the post-transition Bylaws;
> * Included references to the Governmental Advisory
> Committee (GAC) Quick Look Mechanism in the PDP Manual as a
> result of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group recommendations, and;
> * Included references to the inclusion of a draft PDP WG Charter
> in the Preliminary Issue Report in the PDP Manual as a result
> of the GNSO Improvements recommendations.
>
> As noted during my presentation during the last Council meeting,
> in response to the public comments provided, staff would suggest
> making the following updates:
>
> * In relation to the waiver for petitions and the suggestion by
> the IPC that any recommendations in this regard are
> unanimously taken by the GNSO Chair and Council Vice-Chairs,
> staff notes that the proposed language reads ‘as recommended
> by the GNSO Chair and Council Vice-Chairs’ which implies that
> this is a unanimous recommendation. However, should there be a
> desire to explicitly state this assumption, the following
> wording could be considered ‘as recommended unanimously by the
> GNSO Chair and Council Vice-Chairs’.
> * Clarifying the voting results table in Appendix 1 with regards
> to approval of a petition and approval of a petition notice to
> remove a director holding seat 13 or 14by changing >75% of one
> to >75% of the House that appointed the Director
>
> As pointed out during the meeting, until such time the GNSO
> Council adopts the revised GNSO Operating Procedures and ICANN
> Bylaws the existing rules apply to any actions and/or decisions
> related to the GNSO as a member of the Empowered Community.
>
> If it would be helpful, staff would be more than willing to
> schedule a separate call to go through the proposed changes as
> well as any questions you may have. Just let us know and we can
> schedule accordingly.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marika
>
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