RE: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q18 on thresholds

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jon.

Considering what we recommended to the Board, it may make sense for us
to add the following in the Bylaws changes regarding thresholds: "GNSO
Council Chair - elected by 60% of both houses".  But, because two
constituencies opposed it, it is not as clear that we should add the
following: "[If no one is elected Chair, the Council-level Nominating
Committee Appointee shall serve as a non-voting Chair of Council.]"
This still remains an action item for the Council to complete.

Regarding election of GNSO Council Vice Chairs, was there consensus on
this: "If the Council Chair is elected from one of the houses, however,
then the Council-level Nominating Committee Appointee shall serve as one
of the Vice Chairs in lieu of the Vice Chair from the house of the
elected Chair.  If the Chair is elected from one of the houses, that
person shall retain his/her vote in that house."?  If so, this should
probably be included somewhere in the Bylaws or Rules.  The question
still remains as to whether we should add voting thresholds for House
vice chair elections or leave it up to the Houses to deal with this.

Chuck  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nevett, Jonathon [mailto:jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:37 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck; Avri Doria; gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q18 on thresholds
> 
> Chuck:  I cut and pasted it from our final report, which was 
> sent to the Board.  Thanks.  Jon -----Original Message-----
> From: Gomes, Chuck [mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:11 PM
> To: Nevett, Jonathon; Avri Doria; gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q18 on thresholds
> 
> Jon,
> 
> Do I remember correctly though that the section you attached 
> was not all included in the recommendations to the Board?
> 
> Chuck 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Nevett, Jonathon
> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:34 AM
> > To: Avri Doria; gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q18 on thresholds
> > 
> > 
> > The following is the relevant section from the July Report on this 
> > point.  Thanks.  Jon
> > 
> > 
> > 3.  Leadership 
> > 
> > a.  One GNSO Council Chair - elected by 60% of both houses.  [If no
> > one is elected Chair, the Council-level Nominating 
> Committee Appointee 
> > shall serve as a non-voting Chair of Council.] This point is a 
> > byproduct of the differences regarding the continued presence of a 
> > third nominating committee appointee on the Council. The ISCP 
> > Constituency joins the BC in its opposition to this provision.
> > 
> > b.  Two GNSO Vice Chairs - one elected from each of the voting
> > houses.  If the Council Chair is elected from one of the houses, 
> > however, then the Council-level Nominating Committee 
> Appointee shall 
> > serve as one of the Vice Chairs in lieu of the Vice Chair from the 
> > house of the elected Chair.  If the Chair is elected from 
> one of the 
> > houses, that person shall retain his/her vote in that house.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:21 AM
> > To: gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q18 on thresholds
> > 
> > 
> > hi,
> > 
> > I thought so.
> > 
> >   But what was not resolved was
> > How the two were elected?
> > Are the rules for electing the same in both house?
> > And where are those rules documented?
> > 60% threshold of a house?
> > ...
> > 
> > I am assuming that each house elects its own.
> > 
> > a.
> > 
> > On 14 May 2009, at 16:15, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > It is my understanding as well that there would be one vice
> > chair per
> > > house.  Wasn't that previously resolved?
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx 
> > >> [mailto:owner-gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > Philip Sheppard
> > >> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:39 AM
> > >> To: gnso-restruc-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q18 on thresholds
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On balance thresholds are so important that getting them in the 
> > >> by-laws does make sense.
> > >>
> > >> On vice-chairs, I thought the idea was to have 2
> > vice-chairs (one per
> > >> house).
> > >> This needs to be resolved before we talk about selection methods.
> > >>
> > >> Philip
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
>