Please note in Resolution 4 that I suggested two edits that are reflected in the wording below: 1) Change the "and" to "or" so that it reads, "Council requests the ICANN General Counsel to confirm EITHER that this is possible under the current by-laws or if not . . . "; 2) add "(s)" to "change" so that the end of the sentence says, ". . advise what by-law change(s) would be needed to enable it." Regarding the latter, it may require more than one change in the Bylaws and I am sure that the Council would want to be made aware of all possible changes if there are more than one needed. I believe that the edits I suggested relect the intent of the Council but if that is not the case please communicate. Chuck Gomes "This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission."
-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 10:45 AM To: 'Council GNSO' Subject: [council] GNSO Council resolutions 9 August 2007
[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org]
Dear Council members,
Ahead of the full minutes, please find the resolutions that were passed at the GNSO Council meeting on 9 August 2007.
Resolution 1 The GNSO Council supports the recommendations, as a whole, as set out in the Final Report of the Policies for Contractual Conditions Existing Registries, PDP Feb 06 going forward. http://gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/pdp-report-feb06-tf r-20Apr07.htm
The motion carried with a supermajority vote as defined in the ICANN bylaws, section 16 http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#AnnexA
Vote in favour: Philip Sheppard, Mike Rodenbaugh, Bilal Beiram, Ute Decker, Cyril Chua, Tony Harris, Greg Ruth, Norbert Klein, Mawaki Chango, Avri Doria (each holding one vote), Tom Keller, Adrian Kinderis, Ross Rader (each holding 2 votes) Total number of votes in favour 16
Vote against: Chuck Gomes (holding 2 votes) Total number of votes against 2
Council members absent who did not vote: Tony Holmes, Robin Gross, Cary Karp, Edmon Chung, Jon Bing, Sophia Bekele.
Resolution 2 The GNSO Council directs the WHOIS working group to close on 20 August 2007 and Council expects to receive the group's Final Report on 23 August 2007 for discussion at a GNSO Council meeting on 30 August 2007.
Resolution passed unanimously
Resolution 3 The GNSO Council redirects the small ad hoc group on domain name tasting to complete its work and deliver its report to the Council by 4 October 2007 for consideration at the GNSO Council meeting on 11 October 2007. In extending the mandate the Council would like to specify that 'small' in this instance, is defined as, at most 2 representatives from among each of the constituencies, the Nominating Committee appointees and the Advisory Committees.
Resolution passed unanimously
Resolution 4 The Council would like to introduce a system of proxy voting. Council requests the ICANN General Counsel to confirm EITHER that this is possible under the current by-laws or if not advise what by-law change(s) would be needed to enable it. In considering this request the Council asks the ICANN General Counsel to consider implications of recusal when using a proxy.
Resolution passed unanimously
Let me know if you have any questions or would like any changes made. Thank you. Kind regards.
Glen -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org