Fwd: [council] Board Resolution on Council restructuring, FYI

[Robin Gross]

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> From: "Denise Michel" <denise.michel at icann.org>
> Date: September 3, 2008 5:18:04 PM PDT
> To: "council at gnso.icann.org" <council at gnso.icann.org>, liaison6c
> <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [council] Board Resolution on Council restructuring, FYI
> Reply-To: denise.michel at icann.org
>
> ICANN's Board approved the following resolution at its 28 August
> meeting by a vote of 13-0:
> Whereas, on 26 June 2008, the ICANN Board endorsed the set of "GNSO
> Improvements" submitted by the Board Governance Committee's GNSO
> Review Working Group (BGC-WG), with the exception of the BGC-WG's
> recommendation on GNSO Council restructuring.
>
> Whereas, in postponing its decision on Council structure, the Board
> asked the GNSO to convene a small working group to "Submit a
> consensus recommendation on Council restructuring by no later than
> 25 July 2008 for consideration by the ICANN Board ..." (see ICANN
> Board Resolution 2008.06.26.13).
>
> Whereas, that Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring (WG-GCR)
> submitted a report to the Board in late July detailing areas of
> consensus that it achieved during its month-long deliberations.
>
> Whereas, the Board discussed the WG-GCR report at its 31 July
> meeting and directed the ICANN Staff to thoroughly review the
> report and share its recommendations with the Board prior to the 28
> August Board meeting.
>
> Whereas, the Board will endeavor to work through the remaining
> issues during the next Board meeting.
>
> Resolved, on balance, the WG-GCR report addresses many challenges
> facing the community in a way that is consistent with the
> overarching goals of the GNSO Improvements package and the BGC GNSO
> Review WG that developed it.
>
> Resolved, the Board endorses the direction of the WG-GCR report and
> supports the bicameral voting structure of the new Council. The
> Board supports the establishment of one house (described as the
> "contracted party house" in the report) and directs that this house
> initially will have 3 representatives from each stakeholder group
> -- Registrars and Registries -- plus 1 voting NCA (Nominating
> Committee appointee). The second house (described in the report as
> the "non-contracted party" house) will be composed of 6
> representatives from each stakeholder group -- Commercial and Non-
> commercial -- plus 1 voting NCA.
>
> Resolved, as noted, the Board accepts the WG-GCR proposal to seat
> one voting NCA representative in each of the two houses.
>
> The Board also directs that a third "independent" NCA
> representative continue to serve on the Council.
>
> Resolved, the Board directs the GNSO Council to work with ICANN
> Staff on an implementation plan for Board approval that creates a
> transition to this new structure by the beginning of calendar year
> 2009. The Board requests that existing constituencies confirm their
> status with the Board during the intervening time period, and
> requires constituencies to formally confirm their status every 3
> years to ensure that they continue to meet the requirements of
> Article X, Section 5, subsection 3 of the ICANN Bylaws. This will
> be an opportunity for existing constituencies to demonstrate
> compliance with the principles of representativeness, openness,
> transparency and fairness set forth in the ICANN Bylaws. The Board
> also encourages new constituencies to submit requests for
> certification, especially during this transition period.
>
> Resolved, the Board appreciates the significant amount of work
> performed by the WG-GCR and extends its sincere appreciation to
> working group members Avri Doria, Chuck Gomes, Alan Greenberg, Tony
> Holmes, Bertrand de La Chapelle, Steve Metalitz, Milton Mueller,
> Jonathon Nevett, and Philip Sheppard for their efforts on this matter.
>
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>
> The resolution has been posted as part of the preliminary report of
> last week's Board meeting at <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/>.  I
> will discuss the Board's action at tomorrow's Council meeting.
>
> Regards,
> Denise
>
> --
> Denise Michel
> ICANN VP, Policy
> denise.michel at icann.org




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