RE: [council] Non-commercial constituency - fees delinquency

[Ellen Shankman <ShankmanE@technologylaw.co.il>]

I agree.

Ellen

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	J. Scott Evans [SMTP:tmguy@carolina.rr.com]
> Sent:	Fri, April 19, 2002 4:06 PM
> To:	Ken Stubbs; Cochetti, Roger; NC (list)
> Subject:	Re: [council] Non-commercial constituency - fees delinquency
> Importance:	High
> 
> All:
>  
> Having reviewed the e-mails generated subsequent to Philips earlier
> missive.  I will recant my objection provided the Budget Committee makes
> arranges to meet within the very near future to consider the NCDHC's reply
> to the show cause notice.  I believe every constituency should be allowed
> the full benefit of the existing system.  
>  
> J. Scott Evans
> 
> 	----- Original Message ----- 
> 	From: Ken Stubbs <mailto:kstubbs@digitel.net> 
> 	To: Cochetti, Roger <mailto:RCochetti@verisign.com> ; NC (list)
> <mailto:council@dnso.org> 
> 	Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 8:36 AM
> 	Subject: Re: [council] Non-commercial constituency - fees
> delinquency
> 
> 	This makes good sense to me
> 	 
> 	ken stubbs
> 
> 		----- Original Message ----- 
> 		From: Cochetti, Roger <mailto:RCochetti@verisign.com> 
> 		To: 'Philip Sheppard' <mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be> ; NC
> (list) <mailto:council@dnso.org> 
> 		Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:39 AM
> 		Subject: RE: [council] Non-commercial constituency - fees
> delinquency
> 
> 
> 		Philip-
> 
> 		It is not a good idea for the Council to continuously make
> up new rules as it goes along.  Doing so undermines our credibility, since
> we appear to the world to be driven by momentary political influence,
> personalities, etc.  Having said that, we should reserve the suspension of
> our rules for genuinely important situations where the rules did not
> foresee an event.
> 
> 		In this case, under our existing procedures, the
> Non-Commercial Constituency was given a show cause notice, to which they
> replied.  We have been attempting to schedule a meeting of the Budget
> Committee to, among other things, examine the Constituency's response to
> the show cause notice and we have, in good faith, been unable to do so.  I
> do not believe that the Non-Commercial Constituency should bear the burden
> of our inability to schedule a meeting of the Committee and I do believe
> that this is a fairly important matter.
> 
> 		Under these circumstances, I agree with your suggestion that
> we suspend the Council's procedures in this case until the Council has had
> some reasonable time to consider a report from the Budget Committee on the
> Non-Commercial Constituency's response to the DNSO's show cause notice.
> 
> 		 
> 
> 		Roger Cochetti
> 
> 		Chair
> 
> 		Names Council Budget Committee
> 
> 		Roger J. Cochetti 
> 		Senior Vice-President & Chief Policy Officer 
> 		VeriSign 
> 		(202) 973-6600 
> 		rcochetti@verisign.com 
> 
> 			-----Original Message-----
> 			From: Philip Sheppard
> [mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be]
> 			Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:12 AM
> 			To: NC (list)
> 			Subject: [council] Non-commercial constituency -
> fees delinquency
> 			
> 			
> 			The timetable leading to ultimate vote suspension
> for the non-commercial constituency due to non-payment of fees is
> approaching. The Budget Committee was scheduled April 24 to give a
> recommendation to the NC on a response to the constituency's "show cause"
> replies. 
> 			 
> 			In view of the enforced re-scheduling of that Budget
> Committee meeting I propose to the NC that we agree there will be no
> suspension of the non-commercial constituency's voting rights until the
> Budget committee holds its next meeting and makes a recommendation to the
> NC as a whole.
> 			 
> 			Please let me know if you disagree with this
> proposal.
> 			 
> 			Philip Sheppard
> 			NC Chair
>