RE: [council] RE: Voting on RAA Amendments Motion(s)

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

Mike,
 
The Council is a policy development body.  To the extent that we
recommend consensus policies and the Board approves them, they will be
implemented into registry & registrar agreements.  Comments from the
GNSO are certainly appropriate and have always been encouraged regarding
agreements, but there is no basis for GNSO approval of agreements.
 
Community wide negotiations of contracts would be a very strange
business practice.
 
Chuck


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        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh
        Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:34 PM
        To: GNSO Council
        Subject: FW: [council] RE: Voting on RAA Amendments Motion(s)
        
        

        Hi,

         

        The Council has barely discussed the RAA amendments proposed by
Staff and the Registrars, yet we are asked to essentially approve them
wholesale?  Why are we asked to do that, and why would we do that?  In
that scenario, one constituency gets everything it wants done with the
RAA, and nobody else has a say.  

         

        Might it be a better approach to form a group to determine which
of the RAA amendments have full consensus as written, which could have
full consensus if reworded, and which should be abandoned for now?  The
group could then suggest rewording of some amendments, and also lay out
a plan for sequenced requests for Issues Reports from Staff, and/or
Working Groups, to address any and all identified open issues.
Meanwhile the Board would understand which of the amendments have full
consensus and could approve those, and the other Constituencies will
have greater comfort that their issues with the RAA will be addressed.

         

        Thanks,

        Mike

         

        
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        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Liz Gasster
        Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:27 AM
        To: Rosette, Kristina; council@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [council] RE: Voting on RAA Amendments Motion(s)

         

        Yes, weighted voting would apply.  Thanks, Liz

         

        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rosette, Kristina
        Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:21 AM
        To: council@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [council] Voting on RAA Amendments Motion(s)

         

        Hi, 

        During our wrap-up session in Cairo, I'd asked if weighted
voting would apply to votes on motions relating to the RAA Amendments.
I don't believe I've received an answer yet. Could the appropriate staff
person please let me know?

        Many thanks. 

        K