Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: Waiver of 10-Day Motion Deadline and Resubmission of Motions

[Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Thanks for this Julie, Anne and Rudi. I think this draft does the trick nicely.

Thanks again.

Amr

> On Sep 22, 2015, at 4:40 PM, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
>  ------------------------
> 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
> <SCI Review Request - Waiver & Resubmission - 5 Mar 2015.pdf>