[At-Large] [NA-Discuss] Budget provisions relating to Domain Tasting

[Alan Greenberg]

At 07/07/2007 01:48 PM, you wrote:
>Alan Greenberg posted the following comment on 27
>June:
>>
>>"The ALAC requests that ICANN consider charging
>>registrars part or all of the $0.22 fee for names
>>deleted during the AGP."
>http://forum.icann.org/lists/budget-0708/msg00001.html
>
>Sorry to say, that I cannot find the minutes of the
>meeting in which this decision was agreed upon, nor
>can I find a recording of the San Juan meeting
>sessions.
>
>How did the ALAC arrive at this particular
>recommendation without the benefit of any on-list
>discussion whatsoever?
>
>What input did the RALOs have
>into the endorsement of this one specific
>recommendation?  Why were other viable options not
>endorsed?
>
>Is this an authorized statement?  If so, why wasn't it
>issued by the chair?
>
>Some answers would be appreciated.

Based on discussions during the first few days of meetings in San 
Juan, it became evident that there *might* be some positive effect of 
commenting on the budget prior to its approval which was scheduled 
for Friday, June 29th. I brought the suggestion to the ALAC in the 
presence of members from two RALO (and whoever else may have been 
calling in at the time). The idea was approved (in fact, I think I 
remember that there was an outbreak of applause).

I consulted with the ALAC regarding the wording and posted it with 
the approval of the chair (who was rather occupied withmany other matters).

The ALAC is empowered to act without consultation when it is 
required. The motion had the approval of (I believe all) RALO 
appointed ALAC members and I heard no formal or informal complaints 
from any ALS's present.

For the record, the entire ICANN proposed budget had been posted for 
over a month, and this was the only comment *anyone* made on it - 
something I find rather astounding.

Alan




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