Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2010-10-28 - Bylaws to Seat At-Large Director
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2010-10-28 - Bylaws to Seat At-Large Director
Approved Bylaws necessary to seat a Director from the At-Large Community.
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Whereas, on 27 August 2009, the Board approved in principle the recommendation of the Board review Working Group (BRWG) to add one voting director from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors and removing the present ALAC Liaison to the Board._ http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm.
Whereas, the BRWG issued its Final Report containing the recommendation with the expectation that "the selection process will be designed, approved and implemented in time for the new Director to be seated at the 2010 Annual General Meeting."
Whereas, on 12 March 2010 the Board directed the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) to present a set of suggested actions to address the recommendations formulated in the BRWG final report. http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#1.6.
Whereas, on 25 June 2010, the Board approved a recommendation from the SIC and directed the ICANN CEO to post for public comment proposed Bylaws amendments necessary to allow for the seating of a Board Director selected by the At-Large Community and to remove the present ALAC Liaison. http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#1.7.
Whereas, the proposed Bylaws amendments were posted for public comment for 45 days, ending on 15 August 2010, and staff prepared a full Summary and Analysis of comments determining that no substantive edits were necessary to the proposed amendments. Staff prepared minor revisions to the Bylaws amendments based upon items arising in public comment and identified in the Summary and Analysis.
Whereas, the SIC, at its 14 October 2010 meeting, considered the further proposed amendments and recommended that the Board approve the Bylaws amendments as modified by Staff.
Whereas, to address concerns arising in the public comment period, the Board recommends that the At-Large Community consider the possibility that the At-Large Community's selection process to identify a Director to fill the six-month vacancy in Seat 15 at the conclusion of ICANN's Annual General Meeting in 2010 could also be declared to select the Director to serve in the first regular term of Seat 15, as defined within the amended Bylaws, without the re-initiation of a Board seat selection process.
RESOLVED (2010.10.28.10), the Board approves the Bylaws revisions as revised by Staff in response to public comment. The Bylaws as amended will allow for the seating of the Board Director selected by the At-Large Community at the conclusion of the ICANN's Annual General Meeting in 2010.
- The public comment on the proposed Bylaws revisions is available at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#al-director.
- The revised Bylaws are available at http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28oct10-en.htm.
- On 10 December 2010, Sébastien Bachollet was seated as the first Voting Director selected by the At-Large Community under the revised Bylaws. http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-2-10dec10-en.htm
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.