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FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC
The ALAC appreciates very much very much appreciates the effort made by the ICANN Finance department to improve the process of the budget development process, consequently allowing more interaction with the community and more time for itthe development process. Unfortunately, for FY14, the improved process as improved wasn’t followed due to change changes in the ICANN management bringing a new vision and the subsequent new visions and new working methods. It is was the transition between the old and the new vision that made the FY14 budget development process less satisfactory especially because , particularly as the allotted time was not sufficient to prepare a budget framework that would permit another opportunity for community interaction with the community.
Comparing the FY14 budget and the FY13 forecast, the ALAC notices for that the ICANN operating activities an increase of the expenses have increased by $16.251 million , while the revenues would increase have only increased by $11.739 million only, which . This precedent may constitute a bad element for the future if it continues on the same trend.
The impact of internationalization on the FY14 Budget expenses (Personnelpersonnel, Travel & meetingtravel, Professional professional services, and administration) increased by $7.544 million as detailed in slide Slide 22, while the whole cost of internationalization (FY13 + FY14) is 11$11.899 million as per slide Slide 28. The ALAC thinks that the internationalization of ICANN deserves this financial effort since it is one of the most important changes that will make ICANN more global and less contested.
The New gTLD applicant support contribution ($138 k$138k) is an expense for ICANN, not an income. The ALAC would appreciate an explanation on why it is put on slide Slide 42 in the application fees to be received rather than in the expenses.
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The impact of internationalization on the FY14 Budget expenses (Personnel, Travel & meeting, Professional services and administration) increased by $7.544 million as detailed in slide Slide 22, while the whole cost of internationalization (FY13 + FY14) is 11.899 million as per slide Slide 28. The ALAC thinks that the internationalization of ICANN deserves this financial effort since it is one of the most important changes that will make ICANN more global and less contested.
The New gTLD applicant support contribution ($138 k,000) is an expense for ICANN, not an income. The ALAC would appreciate an explanation on why it is put on slide Slide 42 in the application fees to be received rather than in the expenses.
As for the New gTLD program, Slide 42 shows that the staff allocation cost has doubled in the full program current estimation estimate, as compared to the prior estimation of estimate in June 2012. The ALAC would like to know the reason for this huge increase?.
On the other hand, the ALAC is concerned by the very low allocation for the ATRT2 professional service set in the spreadsheet services to only $37,800. This amount is insignificant as compared to the amount spent on ATRT1 spent professional services.
The ALAC reiterates its regret that the community didn’t did not have the opportunity to discuss the draft of the operating program and budget before this the last public comment period, and understand but understands that this was because of the transitional nature of this fiscal year. We hope that this situation will be avoided in the future.