[gnso-osc-ops] Revised Chapter 4 and Section 3.8
GCOT Members: As a result of yesterday's teleconference and helpful guidance provided by team members present, I have developed revisions for both Chapter 4.0-Voting and Section 3.8-Absenses and Vacancies. I also attached a new version of Chapter 1.0 (extracted from the complete GOP v1.3) to show you how I thought we might handle the definition of "appointing organization" at the top of the document. I am not recommending that the GCOT submit Chapter 1.0 as a work product to the OSC (Staff can make this recommendation as part of its GOP continuity work); however, I wanted the team to review my suggested method of handling definitions. The structure I have proposed would allow any number of additional definitions to be added as they are identified. Change Log: 1) Section 3.8 . Removed the comment about "appointing organization" which is now handled in Section 1.3.1 (see attached); otherwise, this section is clean and, I believe, there are no additional issues for team resolution. NOTE: I do recommend that Section 3.8 be forward to the OSC in a package with Chapter 4.0 because of the cross-references between them. 2) Chapter 4.0 . Section 4.5.3-a: replaced the term "consensus" with: "This remedy requires that the appointing organization establish an affirmative or negative voting position, subject to provisions contained in its Charter or Bylaws, on the applicable Council measure/motion." . Section 4.5.3-b(i): similar replacement for the term "consensus" . Section 4.5.3-c(iii): new language that the team has not discussed, but I recommend be added. I included a comment to explain my rationale for this change subject to GCOT approval. . Section 4.5.4-b: after re-reading the first sentence, and in light of previous GCOT discussions and decisions, I thought that it should be reworded to emphasize the appointing organization's option to invoke a remedy (at its discretion) vs. having any obligation to do so. . Section 4.5.4-b (Bullet #6): replaced the term "consensus" consistent with earlier changes . Section 4.5.4-b (last paragraph): after re-reading and thinking about the logistics, it seems as though it could be terribly disruptive to allow a remedy (of any flavor) to be interjected AFTER a Council meeting has already started. The original language would have permitted a remedy to sneak in WHILE a vote was being tallied -- even during an absentee balloting period! In respect of the Chair's and Secretariat's administrative responsibilities, I would recommend that the procedures for any remedy be completed BEFORE the start of the Council meeting in which it will be exercised. In my opinion, this altered provision merely serves to place additional burden on abstaining Councilors to notify their appointing organizations as far in advance as possible to give everyone sufficient time to complete the notifications/communications in an orderly fashion. I stand ready to finalize these and any other changes that the GCOT recommends. It would be ideal if the team could make progress on these amendments in the intervening two weeks before the next meeting. That could give us enough time to produce a CLEAN version of Chapter 4.0 (primarily Section 4.5) that could be reviewed and, hopefully, approved for forwarding to the OSC on 19 May. I will also begin working on the OSC Executive Summary which, I believe, needs to be refreshed and updated for certain changes made as a result of the OSC's feedback during Nairobi. Ken Bour Attachment:
GNSO Operating Procedures v1.3-Chapter 1.0 (KBv1).doc Attachment:
GNSO Ops Procs Ch 4-Voting (Revised 6 May 10; OSC Version #2).doc Attachment:
Section 3 8-Absences & Vacancies (Revised 6 May 10; OSC Version #1).doc
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