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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11 2.2013 14:36, William Drake
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<div>Hi Maria<br>
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I have no strong feelings here, but having a clear policy
would be good.<br>
I think the list should include the secretary-treasurer,
though.<br>
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Tapani Tarvainen<br>
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totally agree. Are you suggesting we ask our chair to
appoint a Secretary - Treasurer?</span></div>
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<div>I defer to our Chair on that issue. I would only
suggest is that if such an appointment was made the Chair
do his best to appoint a female, in the interest of EC
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<div>I'd put off addressing this until after LA, and here we are.
Well…per previous, the absence of Secretary Treasurer is one
of the, ahem, little ways in which NCUC has not been complying
with its bylaws, the most recent of which (I believe…so many out
there posted) states</div>
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<div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>•
The EC shall consist of the Chair, a Secretary-Treasurer and
Regional </i><i>Representatives (one for each of the
geographic regions recognized by ICANN). These EC members
shall:</i></div>
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1. Be elected on an annual basis by Constituency members in an
online vote (with the exception of the Secretary-Treasurer,
who is appointed by the EC).</i></div>
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<div>So if we want to be compliant with at least this bit of the
current bylaws, we must indeed appoint an ST.</div>
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<div>Maria, you bravely stepped forward and agreed to serve as
Coordinator of the Finance Team. It would be entirely logical
and our great pleasure if you would concede to formally take on
this title as well. I don't imagine it would involve a notable
work expansion from FT coordination because a) we would assist
you in any ways necessary to make it viable for you, and b) most
of the relevant provisions of the latest bylaws are manifestly
non-operative, i.e.</div>
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<div><i>The Secretary-Treasurer</i></div>
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1. The EC shall elect a Secretary-Treasurer (ST) to assist in
the management of the Constituency. The ST will be nominated
to the EC by the Chair, with notification to the membership,
and must be approved by a majority vote with at least three
members voting. If three EC members fail to vote within two
weeks of the nomination, the Chair shall appoint the ST. </i></div>
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<div>[expect you'd be unanimous]</div>
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<div><i>2. The ST shall process membership applications, research
applicant organizations, and provide an initial recommendation
to the Chairman regarding membership eligibility.</i></div>
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<div>[the first function of saying yes/no is a no brainer given
the NCSG charter and can be handled by the Outreach Team; the
second and third functions are done by the NCSG EC ]</div>
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3. The ST shall be responsible for collecting dues and any
other appropriate fees from members, depositing such fee,
managing the Constituency's bookkeeping and accounting, and
regularly reporting to the Chairman regarding finances and
accounts.</i></div>
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<div>[we do not have fees and never have, no idea what that text
is doing there. Managing the accounts and reporting to the EC,
that should be done by the Finance Team you already lead]</div>
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4. The ST shall assist the Chairman as needed, including in
the coordination of meetings and the timely publication of
meeting notes.</i></div>
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<div>[ICANN Tool Kit provides these services now]</div>
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5. The ST shall be a nonvoting member of the EC, and shall be
expected to participate in all EC meetings.</i></div>
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<div>[where, formalities aside, I'm sure your opinion would be
given full weight by your peers]</div>
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<div>So in short: were you to ascend the ST throne, you would a)
not be doing much of any work beyond what you've already
committed to as Coordinator of the FT; b) could coordinate the
FT with a firmer hand, as a member of the EC, and improve the
info flow between the two; c) be listed as a Officer of the
constituency, have the pleasure of participating in our little
EC world and bringing some desperately needed hormonal balance;
and d) earn the undying gratitude of the teaming masses.</div>
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<div>Would you be so kind as to accept this invitation?</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>Bill</div>
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May I already vote in the positive - once Maria -hopefully- will
have accepted and a vote is called, because I may be traveling again
repeatedly in the next couple of weeks outside of regular access to
the Internet, and might not be able to vote in time after a vote is
called.<br>
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Norbert<br>
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