[NCUC-EC] BC comments on our bylaws

[farzaneh badii]

All,

We have not received many substantive comments on our bylaws by one by the
Biz constituency.


I am preparing a response but:

1. We know about the typo they are referring to and it will be fixed

2. We specifically discussed the term "chapter" in our constituency and
concluded that it should remain as is and there is no better replacement
for it. We could do a foot note that we specifically mean ISOC chapters.

3. I don't think it's necessary to say mention that NCSG has two
constitutency and provide a link to NCSG website because: 1. NCSG wiki link
might change we can't update the bylaws. 2. NCSG has two constituencies at
the moment it might have more constituencies in the future. We don't see
the need to make that change and we have mentioned that NCUC is a
constituency of NCSG.

4. EC and appointed member comment: I think they are referring to the
paragraph that stipulates that if an EC member resigns or is removed less
than 6 months to the election then EC can appoint a replacement until the
election. I disagree with BC that we need to change this provision. When
the duration is shorter than 6 months it serves the region better to have
an EC member. Our members have voted on this and we keep it. We also
suggest that to bring more democratic values to their processes, BC
considers term limits with no exceptions.

5. Their first comment: they want us to change Constitution to Mission and
Principles, to make it more aligned with other bylaws etc. "Accordingly, we
suggest re-framing Section I. as “Mission and Principles.” "

6. As to this: "There are also certain important resources available to the
NCUC that we recommend referencing in the charter. For instance, it may be
helpful to note that the NCUC has an independent part-time Secretariat that
assists on matters of voting and elections, and the ICANN Ombudsman is a
available to provide input on challenging decisions."

While we have not mentioned the Secretariat (which has changed to full time
and it doesn't solely cover our work and it's for NCSG as a whole) we have
enumerated multiple resources available to NCUC in our operating procedures
doc. Hence we don't see the need to change this as suggested.


I have a meeting with Benedetta at 15.00 UTC on Monday. If you would like
to join and discuss the bylaws you are welcome to.




Farzaneh
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