Hello David,

 

Thank you for raising this very good point!

 

Perhaps we can require only the “compilation” of any comments received? If feasible and time permits, a summary of those comments will be produced?

 

How about revising the second paragraph of 4.2.4 as follows?

 

The GNSO Council leadership will work with GNSO support staff to compile any comments received, and post the compilation of comments to the GNSO Council list. The GNSO Secretariat will promptly post the compilation of comments to the GNSO website/wiki. If feasible and time permits, the GNSO Council leadership may work with GNSO support staff to categorize and summarize these comments to facilitate the review by the GNSO Council.

 

If the DT is okay to adopt this revision, the same/similar language should be applied to other relevant sections/guidelines for consistency reason:

 

Happy to hear thoughts from others.

 

Best Regards,

Ariel

 

From: Gnso-bylaws-dt <gnso-bylaws-dt-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of "McAuley, David via Gnso-bylaws-dt" <Gnso-bylaws-dt@icann.org>
Reply-To: "McAuley, David" <dmcauley@Verisign.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 4:46 PM
To: "haforrestesq@gmail.com" <haforrestesq@gmail.com>, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org>
Cc: "gnso-bylaws-dt@icann.org" <Gnso-bylaws-dt@icann.org>
Subject: Re: [Gnso-bylaws-dt] Proposed Agenda: Drafting Team Meeting 02 October at 21:00 UTC

 

Thank you, Heather,

 

On 3.3, specifically with respect to the language in section 4.1 about various transmittal options for a petition, I think we need to move on. I made my minority views clear on pages 14-15 of last week’s transcript [gnso.icann.org] and accept that others view this differently.

 

Otherwise on 3.3, I have one question regarding section 4.2.4 which is entitled: GNSO Community Feedback on Certified Board Recall Petition.

 

This section currently says this:

 

Upon publication of a certified Petition, the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies will be asked to provide feedback, opinions or comments on the merits of the Petition. This feedback period will close on the fifteenth (15th) day into the Petition Period. 

 

The GNSO Council leadership will work with GNSO support staff to categorize and summarize any comments received, and post the summary to the GNSO Council list. The GNSO Secretariat will promptly post the summary to the GNSO website/wiki.

 

While the number of feedback documents will be small, the comments themselves might be extensive and/or complex – almost like legal briefs possibly. Why not post the feedback documents themselves and then task the GNSO Council leadership and support staff with endeavoring to summarize and post summaries if reasonably doable? 

 

Best regards,

David

 

David McAuley

Sr International Policy & Business Development Manager

Verisign Inc.

703-948-4154

 

From: Gnso-bylaws-dt <gnso-bylaws-dt-bounces@icann.org> On Behalf Of Heather Forrest
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 11:35 PM
To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org>
Cc: gnso-bylaws-dt@icann.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Gnso-bylaws-dt] Proposed Agenda: Drafting Team Meeting 02 October at 21:00 UTC

 

Dear DT colleagues,

 

We are scheduled to meet for one final time to discuss the 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 documents, and sign these off. As yet we have spent most of our time in 3.1, and with our supplemental call, I believe we resolved the issue of "standing" (so to speak) to make a petition to remove a board member. That means we need to cover all of the outstanding questions in 3.2. Ariel has already carried over into 3.3 (Board Recall) all of our edits developed in discussing 3.1. There appear to be no outstanding issues in 3.3; if you believe that there are outstanding issues requiring discussion in 3.3 in this week's call, please could you note this on the list prior to our call. If there are no concerns notified about 3.3, I propose to focus our time on 3.2, and specifically the outstanding queries. 

 

To make the call as efficient as possible, I have listed below the outstanding questions lingering in 3.2:

 

3.2 SO/AC Director Removal:

  • clause 4.2.2 Requirements for an SO/AC Director Removal Petition: Suppose a petition is made, and it doesn't meet the requirements (these, as set out in 4.2.2, are pretty basic). Can another, new application be immediately submitted? Any limit on the timing between the old and new application? I personally am not convinced that this is a major issue that needs addressing, given how basic the requirements of 4.2.2 are. Note the related comment in 4.2.3 (ie, if GNSO Council leadership finds that the petition doesn't meet requirements, can applicant immediately resubmit?) Julie and David agree that immediate submission isn't appropriate. Again, I'm not convinced it's a major problem, unless we're thinking we are going to have vexatious filings.
  • clause 4.2.5: GNSO Community Feedback on Certified SO/AC Director Removal Petition: Should both Houses be invited to give feedback on the one House's director? Given that the feedback is not dispositive of the outcome, but merely to inform a decision by Council, I personally am of the view that feedback from the "other" House shouldn't be prevented. I believe the wording here ("especially for those that belong in the applicable GNSO House that appointed the affected Director") make clear that the emphasis is on affected House, and is appropriate, but no need to go further to restrict the other House from "provid[ing] feedback, opinions, or comments on the merits of the Petition."
  • clause 4.2.6 GNSO Council Decision on Whether to Accept an SO/AC Director Removal Petition: Since the voting requirement is at least 3/4 of the Councilors from the GNSO House that appointed the affected Director, does the entire Council need to meet for this vote? I believe that we should not set a precedent of only some Councillors meeting. The GNSO Operating Procedures make clear that we need quorum for a meeting to be held, and that's both Houses. So yes, I believe that the entire Council (both Houses) should meet. I believe that Ariel's added text in red ("The GNSO House that appointed the affected Director shall submit the motion for a vote by the GNSO Council.") is excellent and makes good sense.
  • clause 5.2.2 GNSO Community Feedback After SO/AC Director Removal Community Forum: I believe that Ariel's added text in red ("All GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies are free to participate in this Comment Period in accordance with their own internal procedures and Bylaws.") work very well to specify what goes on in the Community Forum.

 

Best wishes to all as we near the finish line,

 

Heather

 

 

 

 

On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 8:26 AM Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org> wrote:

Dear all,

 

Please see the following proposed agenda for the Drafting Team meeting on Wednesday, 02 October at 21:00 UTC for 60 minutes.

 

For a list of all draft documents including the current versions, see the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GBIDT/Templates+and+Guidelines.

 

Draft Proposed Agenda

  1. Review Agenda/Updates to Statements of Interest
  2. Finalize Discussion:

3.1 (Nominating Committee Director Removal): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YYeAMR5J7a4zN2zTE4LA_hp7sLynsKIqUnQgMWccAy4/edit# [docs.google.com]

3.2 (SO/AC Director Removal): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T5AUnP-egEPqs9CDoWOzNUmc0dPFROTOlLWPq10QoOc/edit#heading=h.herry8rlp3ok [docs.google.com]

      3.3 (Board Recall): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fSv0ELSGLmaABoz2_DKXHRsHrG-MyihPR1ePpbmamDU/edit# [docs.google.com]

  1. AOB

 

Kind regards,

Julie & Ariel

 

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