[NCUC-EC] BC comments on our bylaws

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Hi

These points for a response seem fine
I will try the mtg on monday but not sure if I'll make it but will try
to follow this discussion

On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 5:16 PM, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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