Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2004-12-05 - Ombudsman Bylaws Recommendation from Board Governance Committee

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2004-12-05 - Ombudsman Bylaws Recommendation from Board Governance Committee

Resolution of the ICANN Board

Topic:

Board Governance Committee Bylaws Recommendations

Summary:

Board directs President and the General Counsel to post proposed Ombudsman Bylaws amendments and proposed Ombudsman Management Principles for public comment.

Category:

ICANN Structures

Meeting Date:

Sun, 5 Dec 2004

Resolution Number:

04.108

URL for Resolution:

http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/capetown-resolutions-1-05dec04.htm

Status:

Complete

Implementation Actions:

Post the proposed Ombudsman bylaws amendments and proposed Ombudsman Management Principles for public comment.
- Responsible entity: President and the General Counsel
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: Framework posted in 2004; Bylaws posting not complete
Finalize Ombudsman Bylaws amendments and Ombudsman Management Principles.
- Responsible entity: Board
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: Not complete

Resolution Text:

Whereas, the ICANN was pleased to announce recently that after an extensive International search, Frank Fowlie was selected as ICANN's first Ombudsman.

Whereas the Office of the ICANN Ombudsman is established by Article V of the ICANN Bylaws.

Whereas the Board Governance Committee has reviewed the various Bylaws provisions relating to the Office of the Ombudsman, and has determined that certain changes in the position would likely be beneficial both for the Office of the Ombudsman and the organization as a whole.

Resolved (04.108), the President and the General Counsel are directed to post the proposed Ombudsman bylaws amendments and proposed Ombudsman Management Principles for public comment, subject to review and finalisation by the Board at a future meeting.

(Eleven votes in favor, none opposed, no abstentions.)

Additional Information:

Initial Ombudsman Framework at http://icann.org/ombudsman/ombudsman-framework-03dec04.htm. The modified Framework is available at Ombudsman Framework.
Information on Ombudsman, available at: http://www.icann.org/ombudsman/
The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.