| Comment Close Date | Statement Name | Status | Assignee(s) and | Call for Comments | Call for Comments Close | Vote Announcement | Vote Open | Vote Reminder | Vote Close | Date of Submission | Staff Contact and Email | Statement Number |
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| 31.05.2013 | FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget | Adopted 14Y, 0N, 0A | Unlicensed user Tijani BEN JEMAA (AFRALO) | 29.05.2013 | 07.06.2013 | 11.06.2013 | 11.06.2013 | 17.06.2013 | 18.06.2013 | 19.06.2013 | Xavier Calvez controller@icann.org | AL-ALAC-ST-0613-02-00-EN |
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FINAL VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED IF RATIFIED
The final version to be submitted, if the draft is ratified, will be placed here by upon completion of the vote. Please click here to download a copy of the PDF below.
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FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC
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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