RE: [gnso-osc-ops] RE: GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and Absences

["Ron Andruff" <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Ken.  Much clearer now.

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

President

 

RNA Partners, Inc.

220 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10001

+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

 

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From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ken Bour
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:23 AM
To: 'Ron Andruff'; gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-osc-ops] RE: GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and
Absences

 

Ron:

 

Sorry again.communicating clearly is a constant challenge.   The meaning was
intended as "ALL" (subjects).   

 

Let's try another version for size: 

 

".the appointing organization will indicate that:  (1) the Temporary
Alternate is being effected for a "Leave of Absence" condition, and (2) the
motions/measures/votes upon which the TA may engage are not constrained, as
in other remedies (see Section 4.5), and may be noted as 'All Subjects
Permitted.'"  

 

Ken

 

 

From: Ron Andruff [mailto:randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:37 AM
To: 'Ken Bour'; gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and Absences

 

Thanks for cleaning these docs up, Ken.  Point 2 below (.(2) the subjects
upon which the TA may engage are not constrained, as in other remedies (see
Section 4.5), and may be noted as All.") adds some clarity, but now I am
wondering what "may be noted as All means"?  Is that "A-11" or "All"?  I'm
confused.

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

President

 

RNA Partners, Inc.

220 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10001

+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

 

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From: Ken Bour [mailto:ken.bour@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 2:29 PM
To: 'Ron Andruff'; gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and Absences

 

Ron and GCOT Members:

 

With respect to Ron's suggestions for Section 3.8, I copied them below so
that everyone could see his comments and my responses.  

 

1)      3.8.2-b.   

At the appointing organization's prerogative, the remedy in 3.8.3-c [ I
think this is mislabeled and should be 3.8.2-c as there is no 3.8.3-c below]
may be exercised immediately.  

KAB>  I agree and will fix in the next iteration.  Thanks.  

2)      3.8.2-c-i (and 3.8.3-b-i).

                                                  i.      Under the
circumstance of a planned or unplanned "Leave of Absence," the appointing
organization may name a Temporary Alternate to serve in the absent
Councilor's seat subject to the provisions outlined in Paragraphs 4.5.3-c
and 4.5.4-b except that, in the written communication to the GNSO
Secretariat, the appointing organization will (1) indicate that the
Temporary Alternate is being effected for a "Leave of Absence" condition,
and (2) the subjects may be noted as unconstrained.  [not sure what
'unconstrained' means - do we need a definition here?]

KAB>  In Paragraphs 4.5.3-c and 4.5.4-b, we require the written notification
to identify the specific subjects for which the abstention remedy will
apply.   See language below.

 

.        Specific subject/measure/motion/action of the Council for which the
remedy is being exercised.  

 

In this instance, because a TA is taking over the Council seat (vs. acting
on one or more individual votes), I thought that the "Subject" field should
be noted as "unconstrained."   Maybe it would be clearer to state, ".(2) the
subjects upon which the TA may engage are not constrained, as in other
remedies (see Section 4.5), and may be noted as All."  

 

Ken

 

 

From: Ron Andruff [mailto:randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:26 PM
To: 'Ken Bour'; gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gnso-osc-ops] GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and
Absences

 

Thanks for these docs. Ken.  I have reviewed them all and agree with both
the revised text and your comments.  The only comments I have are noted in
red in the attached document.

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

President

 

RNA Partners, Inc.

220 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10001

+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

 

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From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ken Bour
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:32 PM
To: gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-osc-ops] GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and Absences

 

GCOT:

 

I have modified three documents and present them to the Work Team for
review.    I suggest taking them up in the order presented below...  

 

1)      Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits

a)      Changes to 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 per GCOT's teleconference on 24 March
(redlined).

2)      Chapter 4-Voting  [Revised 24 March 2010 and marked as OSC Version
#2]  

a)      4.3-Motions and Votes:  added language to clarify that a
reason/explanation may be provided when entering Y and N votes in addition
to abstentions when it is always required.   This matter was raised by Steve
Metalitz at the OSC meeting in Nairobi.  

b)     Section 4.4-Absentee Voting:  replacement language to permit
alternate voting mechanisms (e.g. electronic) when approved by the Chair and
ratified by all Vice-Chairs present.  

c)      Section 4.5-Abstentions:  added a new clause (see 4.5.3-c-vi) that
occurred to me when writing the Absences material (below).   A Temporary
Alternate, if/when it affects a Council officer (e.g. Chair or Vice-Chair),
should not imply that the TA assumes that officer's responsibilities.   I
wanted to make that explicit to avoid any potential confusion.  

3)      Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies

a)      Complete replacement for the original 3.8 to include handling:
incidental absences, leaves of absence (planned and unplanned), and
vacancies.   The vacancies material was drafted in response to Steve
Metalitz' question at the Nairobi OSC session as to whether a vacancy would
result in a reduction to the voting denominator.   The procedures were
previously silent on that matter, so I thought it should be addressed.   

 

Note:  the above revisions have not been reviewed by Legal.  

 

Please let me know if there is anything else that I can do to assist the
GCOT in completing these remaining sections.  

 

Ken Bour

 

P.S.  I will begin drafting the generalized Board Seat Elections material
which will go into Section 2.4 of the GOP replacing Annex 1.