- Category: Board
- Topic: Bylaw Amendment Regarding Term Alignments
- Board meeting date: 12 February 2002
- Resolution number: 02.12
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-12feb02.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Resolved to amend Article V, Section 9 of the bylaws regarding the terms of office for Directors selected by Supporting Organizations.
Text
RESOLVED [02.12] that the Board adopts the following amendments to the ICANN Bylaws, to become effective immediately:
Article V, Section 9(b) is amended to read:
(b) Prior to October 1 of each year, each Supporting Organization entitled to select a Director (other than an Original Director selected by the Supporting Organization under Section 2 of this Article) shall make its selection according to the procedures specified by Article VI (including Articles VI-A, VI-B, and VI-C). The Supporting Organization shall give the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of the selection within fifteen days after that selection.
The preamble to Article V, Section 9(c) is amended to read:
(c) The regular term of office of a Director shall be as follows:
Article V, Section 9(c)(4) is amended to read:
4. The staggered terms of the Original Directors selected by any Supporting Organization as provided by Section 2 of this Article shall extend until the conclusion of the second, third, and fourth Annual Meeting of the Corporation, respectively, after the Supporting Organization's notification of their selections and designations is received by the Secretary.
Article V, Section 9(c)(5) is added to read:
5. The term of a Director selected by any Supporting Organization to succeed a Director previously selected by it (other than a Director selected to fill a vacancy) shall expire at the conclusion of the third Annual Meeting of the Corporation after the one at the conclusion of which the term of the Director's predecessor expired.
Implementation Actions
- Record Bylaw change
- Responsible entity: ICANN Staff
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: February 2002
Other Related Resolutions
- Minutes of the Board meeting held on 12 February 2002 were approved and adopted by the Board as recorded in the Minutes of the 13 June 2002 Board Minutes: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-13jun02.htm
Additional Information
- No additional funding provided.
- Bylaws implementing the amended terms of office for Directors selected by Supporting Organizations were approved for inclusion in the Bylaws as amended on 12 February 2002, at http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-12feb02.htm#V
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