- Category: ICANN Structures
- Topic: At-Large voting Board Director
- Board meeting date: August 27 2009
- Resolution number: 2009.08.27.15
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board approved in principle replacing the ALAC Board Liaison with one voting director appointed from the At Large Community to the ICANN Board, and directed staff to identify implementation steps.
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Whereas on 21 May 2009 the Board of Directors previously considered a recommendation from the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) requesting approval in principle of the idea that voting directors should be appointed from the At Large, as recommended in the ALAC Review Working Group, and the Board requested the SIC to provide additional scenarios and recommendations for how such an addition of voting directors may be achieved;
Whereas the SIC determined that this matter could be appropriately addressed within the ongoing work of the Board Review Working Group (BRWG), as it was already addressing issues related to the size of the Board;
Whereas on 12 August 2009 the BRWG issued a recommendation to add one voting director to the Board appointed by the At Large community, in substitution of the present ALAC liaison to the Board, and voted to present this recommendation to the SIC and the Board prior to the presentation of the forthcoming BRWG Final Report;
Whereas the recommendation issued by the BRWG was a compromise solution among the BRWG members; and
Whereas the SIC reviewed the BRWG recommendation at its 17 August 2009 meeting and approved the receiving of this recommendation and forwarding of the recommendation to the Board for discussion and implementation.
Resolved (2009.08.27.15) that the recommendation of the BRWG to add one voting director appointed from the At Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors, and removing the present ALAC Liaison to the Board, is approved in principle for implementation. Staff is directed to identify all steps required to achieve the implementation of this principle, after issuing of the BRWG Final Report.
Implementation Actions
- Issue Board Review Working Group Final Report
- Responsible entity: Board SIC and ICANN Organizational Review staff
- Due date: None specified
- Completion date: 26 January 2010
- Identify implementation steps required to achieve implementation of the principle
- Responsible entity: ICANN Policy (At-Large) staff and ICANN Organizational Review staff
- Due date: None specified
- Completion date: 10 February 2010
Other Related Resolutions
- 26 June 2009 Resolution on ALAC Working Group Final Report, at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm
Additional Information
- No additional funding provided.
- On 11 January 2010, ALAC, in consultation with At-Large, releases a White Paper <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/announcements/white-paper-2010-board-process-05feb09-en.pdf> entitled 'Call for community Comment on the Proposed process for the 2010 selection of an ICANN At-Large Board Member' which will be published for public comments.
- On 26 January 2010, the Board Review WG <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/board/board-review-final-26jan10-en.pdf> releases its final report.
- The White Paper <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/announcements/white-paper-2010-board-process-05feb09-en.pdf> prepared by the ALAC/At-Large Community is posted for public comment <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05feb10-en.htm> between 5 February to 6 March 2010
- Following the closure of the public consultation, the ALAC submitted its ALAC Report to the ICANN Board Structural Improvements Committee on Processes to Be Used by the At-Large Community to Select an ICANN Director <https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/working-groups/attachments/at_large_director_appointment_process:20100423212948-0-21681/original/SIC%20meeting%20re%20At-Large%20Director_ALAC%20report%20(revised).pdf>, containing its selection-process recommendations and incorporating both At-Large and public comments.
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