initiate the SO/AC Director Addition to the GNSO Removal Operating Procedures to (b) During the 21 day clarify that in specific period, the Applicable circumstances, the GNSO Decisional Participant shall Council may waive the either accept or reject timeframes currently such SO/AC Director referenced in the GNSO Removal Petition pursuant Operating Procedures in to the internal procedures relation to submission of of the Applicable motions as well as Decisional Participant. scheduling of meetings to (i) If the Applicable meet its obligations under Decisional Participant the timelines outlined in the accepts an SO/AC Director ICANN Bylaws as a Removal Petition, the Decisional Participant and Applicable Decisional 2) add a provision to clarify Participant shall, within that all petitions concerning twenty-four (24) hours of a director removal the Applicable Decisional process submitted by an Participant’s acceptance of individual must be the SO/AC Director submitted directly to the Removal Petition, provide GNSO Council. For this written notice (“SO/AC purpose, the GNSO Council Director Removal Petition will develop a clear process Notice”) of such and rules for the submission acceptance. Such SO/AC of such petitions, including Director Removal Petition any requirements for the Notice shall include: criteria to be included in a (A) a supporting rationale petition. These rules would in reasonable detail; be added to the GNSO (B) contact information for Operating Procedures as an at least one representative annex once available. who has been designated by the Applicable Decisional Participant who
initiate the SO/AC Director Removal (b) During the 21 day period, the Applicable Decisional Participant shall either accept or reject such SO/AC Director Removal Petition pursuant to the internal procedures of the Applicable Decisional Participant. (i) If the Applicable Decisional Participant accepts an SO/AC Director Removal Petition, the Applicable Decisional Participant shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of the Applicable Decisional Participant’s acceptance of the SO/AC Director Removal Petition, provide written notice (“SO/AC Director Removal Petition Notice”) of such acceptance. Such SO/AC Director Removal Petition Notice shall include: (A) a supporting rationale in reasonable detail; (B) contact information for at least one representative who has been designated by the Applicable Decisional Participant who Addition to the GNSO Operating Procedures to clarify that in specific circumstances, the GNSO Council may waive the timeframes currently referenced in the GNSO Operating Procedures in relation to submission of motions as well as scheduling of meetings to meet its obligations under the timelines outlined in the ICANN Bylaws as a Decisional Participant and 2) add a provision to clarify that all petitions concerning a director removal process submitted by an individual must be submitted directly to the GNSO Council. For this purpose, the GNSO Council will develop a clear process and rules for the submission of such petitions, including any requirements for the criteria to be included in a petition. These rules would be added to the GNSO Operating Procedures as an annex once available.
proposed-revisions-gnso-op-procedures-bylaws-staff-report-docx-16may17-en.docx