[council] Motion - OSC CSG Working Team documents

[Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I want to submit the following motion for Council consideration.
It is related with documents produced by the OSC CSG Working Team
A second is welcome.
Best regards
Olga



WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 23 June 2010 meeting in Brussels, accepted
a set of deliverables submitted by the GNSO Council Operations Work Team
(GCOT) <*https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team*>
 and the Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT) <*
https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team*> ;

WHEREAS, a twenty-one (21) day Public Comment Forum <*
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gcot-csg-recommendations*> completed
between 28 June 2010 and 18 July 2010 and a Staff Summary and Analysis <*
http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/msg00001.html*> has
been published;
WHEREAS, the GNSO Council agreed to take action on the these deliverables as
soon as possible after the end of the public comment period;

WHEREAS, there were no public comments submitted that would amend any of the
GCOT or CSG-WT recommendations;

NOW, BE IT THEREFORE:

RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council approves the following set of five GCOT
documents, without further modification, which Staff has incorporated and
directs Staff to publish into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures
(GOP) <Link to PDF> containing these sections and chapters:
·      Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en.pdf
*>
·      Section 2.4-Board Seat Elections <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-24may10-en.pdf
*>
·      Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11jun10-en.pdf
*>
·      Chapter 4.0-Voting <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf*
>
·
Chapter 5.0-Statements and Disclosures of Interest <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf
*>

[Note that two sections, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, are not approved pending further
Staff action to be determined.  These sections are footnoted in the document
as “inactive” until subsequently approved by the OSC and Council].

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council approves the following CSG-WT
deliverable <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf*>,
which is organized into two sections as follows: and directs Staff to
publish into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) <Link TBD>
and to provide these recommendations to GNSO Stakeholder Groups and
Constituencies for use in amending their charters, as appropriate:
·         Sections 2.1 & 2.2:  Recommended Common Operating Principles and
Participation Guidelines for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies  <*
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf*>,
which Staff has incorporated into a new Chapter 7.0 in the GNSO Operating
Procedures <Link to PDF>;  and

·         Section 2.3:  Recommendations on a GNSO Database of Community
Members.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to provide Sections
2.1 and 2.2 above to GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for use in
amending their charters, as appropriate.


RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and
appreciation for the GCOT and CSG Work Teams’ dedication, commitment, and
thoughtful recommendations.