The answer to the question of: "The ultimate responsibility for the Ombuds
office must remain with the Board »² is yes.  There has to be a line of
accountability from the Ombuds to the Board.  This is particularly
important as it is the Board¹s obligation to make sure that the Bylaws
requirements are met appropriately, and also consdiering the internal
access that the Ombuds is granted and the focus of ³internal² evaluation.
This does not mean that that others cannot give inputs to the Board on
that relationship with the Ombudsman.
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Samantha Eisner
Deputy General Counsel, ICANN
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