Re: [council] AMENDMENT - Acceptance of the Report from the Bylaws Drafting Team

[Rubens Kuhl <rubensk@xxxxxx>]

James,

I do take those changes as friendly. 

Rubens


> On Nov 7, 2016, at 10:53 AM, James M. Bladel <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Councilors –
>  
> Attached and copied below, please find a proposed amendment to my earlier 
> motion referenced above, in accordance with our discussions during last 
> night’s working session. 
>  
> As a seconder, I would ask Rubens Kuhl to confirm whether he takes these 
> changes as friendly.
> Thank you,
> J
>  
>  
> 1.         MOTION – Acceptance of the Report from the GNSO Bylaws 
> Implementation Drafting Team and next steps
> (Motion deferred to 7 November 2016 from 13 October 2016)
> Made by: James Bladel
> Seconded by: Rubens Kuhl
>  
> WHEREAS:
> 1.       On 30 June 2016 the GNSO Council approved the creation of a Drafting 
> Team (DT) that was to work with ICANN staff to “fully identify all the new or 
> additional rights and responsibilities that the GNSO has under the revised 
> Bylaws, including but not limited to participation of the GNSO within the 
> Empowered Community, and to develop new or modified structures and procedures 
> (as necessary) to fully implement these new or additional rights and 
> responsibilities”;
> 2.       In creating the DT, the GNSO Council requested that the DT provide 
> the GNSO Council with an implementation plan “which will have the consensus 
> of the Drafting Team, including any recommendations for needed further 
> changes to ICANN Bylaws and/or GNSO Operating Procedures to enable effective 
> GNSO participation in ICANN activities under the revised ICANN Bylaws, not 
> later than 30 September 2016”;
> 3.       During the course of the DT’s work, strongly divergent views were 
> expressed on the role of the GNSO Council in the Empowered Community, leading 
> to the production of a Final Report which included a minority report; and 
> 4.       The DT submitted its Final Report to the GNSO Council on 12 October 
> 2016 
> (https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/bylaws-drafting-team-final-report-12oct16-en.pdf)
>  
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/bylaws-drafting-team-final-report-12oct16-en.pdf)>.
>  The GNSO Council has reviewed the DT’s report.
>  
> RESOLVED:
>  
> 1.       The GNSO Council accepts the recommendations in the DT’s report as 
> submitted.
> 2.       The GNSO Council directs ICANN Policy Staff to draft proposed 
> language for any necessary modifications or additions to the GNSO Operating 
> Procedures and, if applicable, those parts of the ICANN Bylaws pertaining to 
> the GNSO. The GNSO Council requests that ICANN Legal evaluate whether the 
> proposed modifications are consistent with the post-transition Bylaws and 
> report their findings to the GNSO Council.
> 3.       The GNSO Council requests that members of the DT make themselves 
> available for consultation by ICANN Policy Staff as needed.
> 4.       In acknowledgement of the divergent views within the DT, the GNSO 
> Council directs ICANN Policy Staff to post the DT Final Report, including the 
> minority report, and all proposed modifications or new procedures for public 
> comment for no less than 40 days. The GNSO Council expects that any comments 
> received will be given meaningful consideration.
> 5.       As resolved previously, the GNSO Council intends to subject the 
> adoption of the proposed modifications to existing procedures and/or ICANN 
> Bylaws to a GNSO Supermajority vote.
> 6.       The GNSO Council thanks the DT for its collaborative effort, 
> especially in view the limited time frame available to the DT.
>  
> <Bylaws DT Updated Motion - 7 November 2016[1].docx>