- Category: Administration and Budget
- Topic: Appointment Of New Ombudsman
- Board meeting date: 28 July 2011
- Resolution number: 2011.07.28.07
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28jul11-en.htm#3
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board appoints Chris Lahatte as the new ICANN Ombudsman for a two-year term concluding in July 2013.
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Whereas, on 31 January 2011 ICANN's then Ombudsman moved on to other endeavors.
Whereas, since 1 February 2011 an interim Ombudsman has been performing all of the Ombudsman functions and responsibilities.
Whereas, ICANN has conducted a thorough and global search for a new Ombudsman.
Whereas, the Board has identified a new Ombudsman, who has accepted the position.
Resolved (2011.07.28.07), in accordance with Article V, Section 1.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, the Board hereby appoints Chris LaHatte as the ICANN Ombudsman for an initial term of two years, effective 28 July 2011 through 27 July 2013, and authorizes the General Counsel & Secretary to execute an agreement with Mr. LaHatte.
Implementation Actions
- Execute agreement with Mr. LaHatte.
- Responsible entity: General Counsel and Secretary
- Due Date: None provided
- Completion date: July 2011
Rationale
ICANN's Bylaws require ICANN to maintain an Office of the Ombudsman. See Article V of the Bylaws at http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#V. Having an ICANN Ombudsman positively affects the transparency and accountability of ICANN as the Ombudsman is one of the three main accountability mechanisms within ICANN. As there has been a budget for an ICANN Ombudsman since 2004 when the first Ombudsman was appointed, replacing the current interim Ombudsman will have a negligible financial impact on ICANN. Appointing a new Ombudsman will not negatively impact the systemic security, stability and resiliency of the domain name system.
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 2011.03.18.35, appointing Herb Waye as interim Ombudsman, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-18mar11-en.htm#10.
- Other Resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- ICANN Bylaws regarding the position of Ombudsman (Art. V, Sec. 1) are available at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#V.
- The Ombudsman's Blog is available at: https://omblog.icann.org/.
- Announcement of New Ombudsman is available at: http://blog.icann.org/2011/08/new-ombudsman-at-icann/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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