AT-LARGE GATEWAY
At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
At-Large Review Implementation Plan Development
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The ALAC very much appreciates the effort made by the ICANN Finance department to improve the budget development process, consequently allowing more interaction with the community and more time for the development process. Unfortunately, for FY14, the improved process wasn’t followed due to changes in ICANN management and the subsequent new visions and new working methods. It was the this transition between the old and the new vision that made the FY14 budget development process less satisfactory, particularly as the allotted time was not sufficient to prepare a budget framework that would permit another opportunity for community interaction.
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The New gTLD applicant support contribution ($138k$138,000) is an expense for ICANN, not an income. The ALAC would appreciate an explanation on as to why it is put on Slide 42 in the application fees to be received rather than in the expenses.
As for Regarding the New gTLD program, Slide 42 shows that the staff allocation cost doubled in the full program current estimation compared to the prior estimation of June 2012. The ALAC would like to know the reason for this huge increase.
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