Re: [gnso-restruc-dt] Followup from the meeting.

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

some more questions and comments inline.

thanks

a.



On 9 Jun 2009, at 18:03, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> > > Item 1.e in 'ARTICLE X: GENERIC NAMES SUPPORTING
> > ORGANIZATION; SECTION
> > > 3. GNSO COUNCIL' says, "One Nomcom Appointee voting representative
> > > shall be assigned to each House subject to a selection procedure
> > > defined elsewhere in these by-laws."  Is that procedure going to be
> > > defined in the Bylaws?  I thought it was going to be defined by the
> > > NomCom but maybe I misunderstood the SIC response.
> > yes and no.
> >
> > for the transition, how it is done will be defined by the board.
> > after that by the nomcom.
> >
> > later in the by-laws (x8), the specifics are made clear
> > regarding the long term on the transition, we tried to change
> > it yesterday, but we could not find the words and figured
> > that the board would decide what went there when they were ready.
> > so i think this is covered for now.
> Chuck: One thing it seems to me we do not know is whether it will be
> defined in the Bylaws or elsewhere.  One thing we could do is delete  
> "in
> these Bylaws" and leave the first sentence as "One Nomcom Appointee
> voting representative shall be assigned to each House subject to a
> selection procedure defined elsewhere."  I am comfortable with  
> whatever
> you decide.

i have drawn a line though the phrase in an updated version.
what do others think?

> > > Also in 'ARTICLE X: GENERIC NAMES SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION;
> > SECTION 3.
> > > GNSO COUNCIL', the last paragraph says, "Except as
> > otherwise specified
> > > in the Transition Article XX, Section 5 (link TBD) or Annex
> > A of these
> > > Bylaws (link TBD), all bicameral house voting thresholds
> > required to
> > > pass a GNSO Council motion or other action are prescribed
> > in the GNSO
> > > Council Operating Rules and Procedures approved by the Board."  I
> > > thought we had agreed to include the voting thresholds in
> > the Bylaws
> > > and my understanding is that the SIC said the same thing.
> > Shouldn't
> > > we had the voting thresholds to this section with the changes I
> > > mention in the last paragraph below?
> > They would belong in Annex A.  which i thought we are not
> > amending until the PDP group finishes its work.
> Chuck: My objection is that the clause says, "all bicameral house  
> voting
> thresholds required to pass a GNSO Council motion or other action are
> prescribed in the GNSO Council Operating Rules and Procedures".  We
> agreed that they would be defined in the Bylaws. Whether that happens
> now or later after the PDP WG finishes is less significant than the  
> fact
> that we state they will be in Rules.  We should at least say "all
> bicameral house voting thresholds required to pass a GNSO Council  
> motion
> or other action will be prescribed in the Bylaws."
Except that that sentence already starts:
"Except as otherwise specified in the Transition Article XX, Section 5  
(link TBD) or Annex A of these Bylaws (link TBD).."
what I am trying to understand is whether you are saying that we  
should put all all voting thresholds in the by-laws, even though SIC  
appears to be answered that they should be in ORP except as required  
by legal.

> > in the meantime we say:
> >
> > "Except as otherwise specified in the Transition Article XX,
> > Section 5 (link TBD) or Annex A of these Bylaws (link TBD),
> > all bicameral house voting thresholds required to pass a GNSO
> > Council motion or other action are prescribed in the GNSO
> > Council Operating Rules and Procedures approved by the Board."
> >
> > Does that cover it?
> Chuck: Only with the change I stated above. This is needed too.