Hi Alan and Sebastien, Thank you for posting this comment and I look forward to the discussion. I too agree that the ALAC needs to strongly support having an adequate reserve fund, however, I think we should identify more than 2 sources for funds as the Auction proceeds is a one time possibility and the problems with the reserves need something that is a more concrete and longer term option. I would like to see more suggestions for sources of funding. I would also prefer that we switch around the order of the sources of possible funds to put Auction Proceeds as the last item and a levy on any future new GTLDs as the first item on the list. Also I was a bit confused by your statement in that Auction Proceeds is the surplus from the last round of gtlds but in this sentence it looks to be a different item. Best, Judith _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517 E-mail: Judith@jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide On 11/28/2017 2:26 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:
See https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=71602968.
Sebastien identified a number of important issues related to the reserve fund, following discussion with him, I have drafted the following short statement (also posted to the Wiki). As the PC closes on Thursday, and I believe it is essential that we make a strong statement, I would like to discuss this on the ALAC call in a few hours.
Alan
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The ALAC strongly supports having the Reserve Fund at the level of 12 months expenses, and higher if there is a practical way of achieving that without unduly impacting ICANN's ability to provide necessary services, ensure the current and ongoing security, stability and resiliency of the DNS, and adequately support its ACs and SOs.
Since the Reserve Fund level is clearly tightly coupled to the level of ICANN operational expenses, any discussion of the reserve should have included a recent history and projection of ICANN operational expenses along with the employee/contractor levels and the Reserve Fund levels over the same period.
At whatever level the Reserve Fund target is set, ICANN must publish a plan on how and when this will be achieved. Given that the proposed target level(s) are significantly above the current Reserve Fund level, and it is unrealistic to believe that we will sustain or exceed this year's return-to-reserve of $5m, ICANN should expeditiously investigate alternative methods of building the reserve to ensure ICANN's future stability. Sources such as the Auction Proceeds, the surplus from the last round of new gTLD, or a levy on any future new gTLD fees should be considered.
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