Re: [ga] Reminder -- Bylaws Amendments Posted for PublicComment

[Darrell Greenwood <darrell_greenwood@mindlink.net>]

I agree with the bylaw amendments below.

I particularly concur with the following point;

"This principle is intended to ensure that ICANN Directors fulfill
their obligation to serve the entire corporation, and not the
particular interests of a given SO. "

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Darrell Greenwood


At 5:05 PM -0700 9/24/99, Andrew McLaughlin wrote:


>
>In particular, the Board solicits comments on the following proposed
>addition to the Bylaws:
>
>     "Article VI, Section 4. ELIGIBILITY
>
>     "No person shall serve simultaneously as (i) a member of any
>     Supporting Organization Council or other body that is directly
>     responsible for the selection of Directors by that Supporting
>     Organization and (ii) a Director. If a member of any such Supporting
>     Organization Council or such other body accepts a nomination to
>     be considered to serve on the Board, such member shall not,
>     following such nomination, participate in any discussion of, or vote
>     by, such Supporting Organization Council or other body relating to
>     the selection of Directors by such Council or other body."
>
>This language would apply two principles to all three Supporting
>Organization councils:
>
>     (1)  An individual cannot serve as an ICANN Director and an SO Council
>member at the same time.
>
>     Staff Rationale:  This principle is intended to ensure that ICANN
>Directors fulfill their obligation to serve the entire corporation, and not
>the particular interests of a given SO.  Since there is no shortage of
>talented, qualified and interested candidates, there is unlikely to be
>
>     (2)  An SO Council member who has accepted a nomination as a candidate
>for the ICANN Board should recuse him/herself from participating in votes or
>discussions about those elections.
>
>     Staff Rationale:  This principle is intended to prevent SO Council
>members from having an unfair advantage vis a vis nominees who are not
>members of the SO Council.  In addition, it vindicates the basic notion of
>preventing conflicts of interest, by stating that an SO Council members
>ought not to vote on a matter in which she/he has a direct personal stake in
>the outcome.  Because the relevant constituency groups, regional internet
>registries, and standards development organizations have the authority to
>replace their SO Council members by any means of their choosing, the
>proposed principle need not deprive any of them of their full voting
>strength at the time of the election itself.