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Dear All, As discussed
in today’s GNSO call, ICANN Staff has prepared Draft Bylaws
Revisions (attached) that contain Staff recommendations for changes relating
to the GNSO restructure. They are intended to serve as a starting
point for the GNSO Council’s discussions. General
Observations ·
These
Bylaws were drafted to be consistent with Board recommendations as to structure
and principles. ·
Staff
also attempted to build in flexibility to accommodate changes in the future
without requiring Bylaws amendments. For example, Staff recommends that
some issues be moved from the Bylaws to GNSO Council Operating Rules and
Procedures that would be approved by the Board. ·
Since
the Board approved improvements did not provide specific details with respect
to all topics, ICANN staff developed recommendations to address these
gaps, which are contained in footnotes throughout the document. ·
The
Draft Bylaws Revisions are subject to review by the ICANN Office of the General
Counsel for legal form as well as consistency. ·
A
few additional decisions will be needed to finalize these Bylaws, for
example, Board approval of the unresolved open issue concerning Board
seats 13 and 14, and further Council work on certain of the transition
procedures (e.g. staggered terms, elections). Format of
Revisions ·
To
facilitate reviewing these changes, the Draft Bylaws is organized as a
side-by-side comparison of the current language and the proposed language. ·
The
yellow highlighted text refers to new or substantially revised language compared
to the current Bylaws. ·
The
footnotes include rationale statements where Staff thought an explanation
might be helpful. Next Steps
and Timing ·
The
GNSO Council will need to decide how it would like to review the Draft Bylaws to
develop its recommendations. ·
ICANN
Staff will be working with the GNSO Operations Work Team in developing the GNSO
Operating Rules and Procedures to incorporate those improvements that were
omitted from the Bylaws in order to provide flexibility. ·
In
order to seat the new Council by June, the Board would need to approve of
the revisions by no later than its May 21st meeting. ·
A
public comment period would need to take place before the May 21st
meeting. ·
The
Council would need to complete its review/analysis by the next GNSO council
meeting on April 16th in order to accommodate the public
comment period. ·
Due
to this short time period, the GNSO Council is currently evaluating the most
effective way to proceed. Finally,
ICANN Staff is available to provide background and additional information on
the Draft Bylaws Revisions if it would be helpful for your review. Regards, Margie
Milam Senior
Policy Counselor ICANN
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Attachment:
GNSO Council Restructure-Bylaws Changes (DRAFT).doc
Description: GNSO Council Restructure-Bylaws Changes (DRAFT).doc