- Category: Administration and Budget
- Topic: Ombudsman
- Board meeting date: 18 March 2011
- Resolution number: 2011.03.18.35
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-18mar11-en.htm#10
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board appoints Herb Waye as interim Ombudsman.
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Whereas, Frank Fowlie, the former Ombudsman for ICANN, departed ICANN on 31 January 2011, see <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28oct10-en.htm>, and a search has commenced to identify a successor Ombudsman to fulfill the role set out at Article V of the ICANN Bylaws.
Whereas, Herb Waye has served as the Adjunct Ombudsman for ICANN.
Whereas, the Board Compensation Committee recommends that Herb Waye be appointed as the interim Ombudsman while the search for candidates to fill the Ombudsman role continues.
Resolved (2011.03.18.35), Herb Waye is appointed as the interim Ombudsman for ICANN pursuant to Article V, Section 1.2 of the Bylaws, with a term effective 1 February 2011 and terminating on the date the Board appoints a new Ombudsman to the role.
Implementation Actions
- None
Rationale
As the Ombudsman role is an important part of ICANN's accountability mechanisms, there will be a negative public impact if the role is left vacant and no Ombudsman is available. Because Herb Waye has already served within the Office of the Ombudsman, the appointment as the interim Ombudsman will have the least impact to the public as the search continues to identify a successor.
There is a fiscal impact to ICANN in making this interim appointment in recognition of the salary and benefits to be provided to the interim Ombudsman. The impact is minimal as these items have already been included in the ICANN operating budget
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 2011.07.28.07, appointing a new Ombudsman to replace the interim Ombudsman, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28jul11-en.htm#3.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- ICANN Bylaws regarding the position of Ombudsman (Art. V, Sec. 1) can be found at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#V.
- Board meeting minutes from 28 July 2011 meeting appointing new Ombudsman are available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-28jul11-en.htm#3.
- The Ombudsman's Blog is available at: https://omblog.icann.org/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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