[gnso-osc-csg] Motion as Approved on the Call Today

[Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Olga and Work Team members,

Here is the motion as approved on today’s call.  Olga has agreed to present the 
motion and Rafik as agreed to second it.

Thanks,
Julie

WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 23 June 2010 meeting in Brussels, accepted a 
set of deliverables submitted by the GNSO Council Operations Work Team (GCOT) 
<https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team>  and the 
Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT) 
<https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team> ;

WHEREAS, a twenty-one (21) day Public Comment Forum 
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gcot-csg-recommendations> completed 
between 28 June 2010 and 18 July 2010 and a Staff Summary and Analysis 
<http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/msg00001.html> has been 
published;
WHEREAS, the GNSO Council agreed to take action on the these deliverables as 
soon as possible after the end of the public comment period;

WHEREAS, there were no public comments submitted that would amend any of the 
GCOT or CSG-WT recommendations;

NOW, BE IT THEREFORE:

RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council approves the following set of GCOT documents, 
without further modification, and directs Staff to publish a new version of the 
GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) containing these sections and chapters:
·         Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits 
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en.pdf>
·         Section 2.4-Board Seat Elections 
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-24may10-en.pdf>
·         Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies 
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11jun10-en.pdf>
·         Chapter 4.0-Voting 
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf>
·         Chapter 5.0-Statements and Disclosures of Interest 
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf>
o   Note that two sections, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, are not approved pending further 
Staff action to be determined.  These sections are footnoted in the document as 
“inactive” until subsequently approved by the OSC and Council.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council approves the following CSG-WT 
deliverable and directs Staff to provide these recommendations to GNSO 
Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for use in amending their charters, as 
appropriate:

·         Recommended Common Operating Principles and Participation Guidelines 
for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies; and  
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf>
Recommendations on a GNSO Database of Community Members 
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf>