Dear SCI members, This is a reminder that the consensus call described below ends at COB today, 29 September 2015. As noted below, if there are no objections or changes received by the deadline, the letter will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director From: <owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:40 AM To: "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org> Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: Waiver of 10-Day Motion Deadline and Resubmission of Motions
Dear SCI members,
As discussed during the SCI call last week on 17 September, please see below the proposed letter from the SCI to the GNSO Council on the issue of the waiver of the 10-day motion deadline and resubmission of motions.
This is a consensus call.
Please indicate your agreement with, or objection to, the proposed letter. If there are no objections or changes received by COB Tuesday, 29 September 2015, the letter will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus.
Kind regards, Julie
Julie Hedlund, Policy Director
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Dear Jonathan,
On 05 March 2015 the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) submitted to the GNSO Council a Review Request (see attached) on the issue of whether the waiver of the 10-day deadline for the submission of motions can be applied to resubmitted motions. The Review Request was one of two that the Council approved at its meeting on 16 April 2015. The SCI is continuing to discuss the other Review Request from the Council for the SCI to consider codifying the current informal procedure for amendments to motions and to recommend any changes SCI believes (through full consensus) are appropriate.
The SCI has determined after a review of the GNSO Operating Procedures that by its terms as previously approved by Council, the waiver of the 10-day deadline for submission of motions does not apply to resubmitted motions. Further, after lengthy discussion of the possible issues, the SCI is reluctant to make any recommendations to change the current status of the Operating Procedures given that no instance of a problem arising in this regard has occurred. The SCI also notes that although changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures are not recommended at this time, the SCI could revisit the issue if requested by the Council and, specifically, if there is a contentious issue that warrants further analysis.
Please let us know whether you or the Council have any questions or require further information concerning the SCI's response to this issue request.
Best regards,
Anne and Rudi
Anne Aikman-Scalese, SCI Chair
Rudi Vansnick, SCI Vice-Chair