Re: AW: [gnso-osc-ops] GNSO Ops Procedures Section 4-Voting: Next Steps

[Ken Stubbs <kstubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken Stubbs wrote:

i fully agree...

KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Ray,
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> I follow your suggestion. We should subbmit it to the OSC as soon as 
> possible.
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> Kind regards
> Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
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> *Von:* owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] *Im Auftrag von *Ray Fassett
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 4. Februar 2010 18:27
> *An:* 'gnso-osc-ops'
> *Cc:* 'Ken Bour'; 'Julie Hedlund'; Glen@xxxxxxxxx; 'Gisella 
> Gruber-White'; 'Robert Hoggarth'
> *Betreff:* [gnso-osc-ops] GNSO Ops Procedures Section 4-Voting: Next Steps
> *Wichtigkeit:* Hoch
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> Team:
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> As discussed in our last teleconference, the last call for comments 
> with regards to Section 4-Voting (re: abstentions) was this past 
> Monday.  Ron Andruff and Avri Doria confirmed their approval of the 
> document as originally drafted and Wolf-Ulrich offered a few edits for 
> consideration.  Given the edits offered by Wolf did not appear 
> substantive to me along with one of the proposed edits being primarily 
> w/ regards to formatting (splitting certain procedures into an 
> Appendix), I have chosen to request Ken Bour to begin moving the 
> original document forward through ICANN staff legal so that we can 
> submit to the OSC as soon as possible.  With regards to the 
> formatting, my interpretation from the Work Team is to keep the body 
> of the procedures intact under Sub-Section 4.5 vs. splitting off into 
> an Appendix.
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> Staff support, at my request, has also drafted a tentative resolution 
> (see below) that we can present to the OSC and, ultimately, to the 
> Council.  The 21-day comment period is a requirement of the Bylaws 
> [see Section 3(4)]. 
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> I have authorized Ken Bour to submit the latest version of Section 4, 
> together with the sample resolution and Bylaws amendments, to Dan 
> Halloran (ICANN Legal) for his review.  We are asking Dan for his 
> opinion within one week from today or 11 February.  Immediately 
> thereafter, assuming there are no serious problems requiring team 
> action, I will send the document and resolution to the OSC requesting 
> their review by 26 February (2 weeks).  Although we will have missed 
> the 12 February cutoff for official documents submitted before an 
> ICANN meeting, hopefully the OSC can indicate its support to the 
> Council and the document can be put out for public comment shortly 
> after Nairobi. 
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> Thank you for all your hard work and of course to Ken Bour for all his 
> efforts in support of our Work Team on this issue.  I plan to share 
> this information and update with Chuck Gomes, Chair of the OSC unless 
> there are any objections.
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> Ray Fassett
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> Chair
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> GCOT
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> SAMPLE RESOLUTION:
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> WHEREAS the GNSO Council Operations Work Team (GCOT) has developed a 
> set of abstention provisions that it recommends be incorporated into 
> the GNSO Operations Procedures as Sub-Section 4.5 (part of 
> 4.0-Voting); and
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> WHEREAS the GCOT has also identified other voting procedures within 
> Section 4.0 that it recommends be amended to be consistent with its 
> proposed abstentions provisions; and
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> WHEREAS the Operations Steering Committee (OSC) has reviewed all of 
> these revisions and recommends them for adoption by the GNSO Council.
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> RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council accepts Version 1.2 of the GNSO 
> Operating Procedures, including the recommended revisions to Section 4 
> and its new Sub-Section 4.5.
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> RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to post this 
> document for twenty-one (21) days in the ICANN Public Comment Forum 
> and reserves the right to modify these procedures upon conclusion of 
> that public comment period.
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