• Category: ICANN Structure

• Topic: Bylaws Amendments on selection of At-Large Board Director

• Board meeting date: 25 June 2010

• Resolution number: 2010.06.25.09

• URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#1.7

• Status: Completed

Summary
Directs CEO to post for public comment the draft Bylaws amendments necessary to allow for the seating of the Board Director selected by the At-Large Community

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Whereas, on 27 August 2009, the Board approved in principle the recommendation of the Board review Working Group (BRWG) to add one voting director from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors and removing the present ALAC Liaison to the Board. http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm.

Whereas, the BRWG issued its Final Report containing the recommendation with the expectation that "the selection process will be designed, approved and implemented in time for the new Director to be seated at the 2010 Annual General Meeting."

Whereas, on 12 March 2010 the Board directed the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) to present a set of suggested actions to address the recommendations formulated in the BRWG final report. http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#1.6.

Whereas, the ICANN Bylaws must be amended to allow for the seating of a Board Director selected by the At-Large Community and to remove the present ALAC Liaison.

Whereas, the SIC, in consultation with the Board Governance Committee, agreed that the term of the Board Director selected by the At-Large Community should coincide with the terms of the Board Directors selected by the Sponsoring Organizations, so as to allow the Nominating Committee to consider the full composition of the non-Nominating Committee-appointed Board membership when making its appointments.

Whereas, the Office of the General Counsel, in consultation with the SIC and the staff supporting the At-Large, has identified recommended Bylaws amendments necessary to allow the seating of the Director selected by the At-Large Community in line with the Board and committee directives.

Whereas, on 19 June 2010, the SIC considered the proposed Bylaws amendments and recommends that the Board direct the ICANN CEO to post for public comment the proposed Bylaws amendments.

Resolved (2010.06.25.09), the Board directs the ICANN CEO to post for public comment the draft Bylaws amendments necessary to allow for the seating of the Board Director selected by the At-Large Community so that the Board can take action on them no later than at its 28 October 2010 meeting.

Implementation Actions

• Post Bylaws amendments for public comment in advance of Board action

  • Responsible entity: Policy Staff

  • Due date: prior to 28 October 2010

  • Completion date: 1 July 2010

• Board action

  • Responsible entity: Board

  • Due date: 28 October 2010

  • Completion date: 28 October 2010 

Other Related Resolutions

• Resolution 2009.08.27.15, approving in principle the recommendation of the Board review Working Group to add a voting Director selected by the At-Large Community.  http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm

• Resolution 2010.10.28.10, approving the revised Bylaws to allow for the seating of a Board Director selected by the At-Large Community.  http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct10-en.htm

• Additional resolutions to be determined

Additional Information

• The public comment on the proposed Bylaws revisions is available at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#al-director.

• The revised Bylaws are available at http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28oct10-en.htm.

• On 10 December 2010, Sébastien Bachollet was seated as the first Voting Director selected by the At-Large Community under the revised Bylaws.  http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-2-10dec10-en.htm

• The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.

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