[council] PROPOSAL FROM NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE
As we have
discussed at the past few Names Council meetings, the Budget Committee is close
to concluding its work in establishing a voluntary fund and accordingly proposes the attached
resolution. This resolution would
delegate limited expense authorization authority to the Budget Committee from
both the voluntary and the regular DNSO funds and it would authorize the Budget
Committee to conclude an MOU with ICANN management that provides the details of
ICANN management’s administration of the voluntary DNSO funds. Roger Cochetti ================================================================================================================
The Council authorizes the Budget Committee to (1) conclude a
Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN management on behalf of the DNSO, under
which ICANN management will serve as a custodian for the funds raised by
voluntary donations to the DNSO; In such a custodial role, ICANN management
will deposit and disburse funds as directed by the Council or its Budget
Committee, unless ICANN management reports to both that doing so would in ICANN
management’s view either be illegal or jeopardize ICANN’s own tax status; and (2) begin
immediately an effort to raise and collect voluntary donations to the DNSO,
which donations will be administered through the above procedure; and (3) authorize and
direct individual expenditures from the donated funds described above,
according to the terms of the 2001 DNSO budget approved by the Names Council,
for up to $5,000.00. Any
individual expenditure exceeding $5,000.00 will require authorization from the
Names Council; and (4) authorize and
direct individual expenditures from assessed dues collected from DNSO
Constituencies, according to the terms of the 2001 DNSO budget approved by the
Names Council, for up to $5,000.00.
Any individual expenditure exceeding $5,000.00 will require
authorization from the Names Council.
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