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1. Motion on CCWG-Accountability Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations

Made by: James Bladel

Seconded by:

Whereas,

1. The GNSO Council, together with other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, chartered the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) on 13 November 2014 ‘to deliver proposals that would enhance ICANN’s accountability towards all stakeholders.
2. The CCWG-Accountability published its third draft proposal for public comment on 30 November 2015 (see https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-2015-11-30-en).
3. All GNSO Stakeholder Groups (SGs) and/or Constituencies (Cs) submitted their input on the third draft proposal and its 12 recommendations.
4. The GNSO Council submitted input on the third draft proposal on 22 January 2016 (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-council-to-ccwg-accountability-22jan16-en.pdf).
5. The CCWG-Accountability reviewed all the input received and submitted its Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations to the Chartering Organizations on 23 February 2016 (see https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-chartering-organization) for their consideration.
6. The GNSO Council has confirmed with the leadership of the CWG to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) that conditions identified in its approval of its Final Report have been met (include link)
7. The Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies of the GNSO have considered the Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1, and the GNSO Council has discussed these positions at the ICANN 55 meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the CCWG-Accountability Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations (see https://community.icann.org/x/8w2AAw) and more specifically the following recommendations:

a)     Recommendation #1: Establishing an Empowered Community for Enforcing Community Powers

b)     Recommendation #2: Empowering the Community through Consensus: Engagement, Escalation, and Enforcement

c)      Recommendation #3: Standard Bylaws, Fundamental Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation

d)     Recommendation #4: Ensuring Community Involvement in ICANN Decision-making: Seven New Community Powers

e)     Recommendation #5: Changing Aspects of ICANN’s Mission, Commitments, and Core Values

f)      Recommendation #6: Reaffirming ICANN’s Commitment to Respect Internationally Recognized Human Rights as it Carries out its Mission

g)     Recommendation #7: Strengthening ICANN’s Independent Review Process

h)     Recommendation #8: Improving ICANN’s Request for Reconsideration Process

i)       Recommendation #9: Incorporating the Affirmation of Commitments in ICANN’s Bylaws

j)       Recommendation #10: Enhancing the Accountability of Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees

k)     Recommendation #11: Board Obligations with Regard to Governmental Advisory Committee Advice (Stress Test 18)

l)       Recommendation #12: Committing to Further Accountability Work in Work Stream 2

1. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to share the results of this motion with the Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability as soon as possible.
2. The GNSO Council wants to express its sincere appreciation to the CCWG-Accountability, the GNSO members and participants in that effort, and especially the GNSO appointed Chair, Thomas Rickert, for all their hard work and delivery of Supplemental Final Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations.