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RE: [nc-budget] NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE



"Antonio Harris" <harris@cabase.org.ar> has been added to nc-budget.

Welcome Antonio.

Elisabeth
--

> From owner-nc-budget@dnso.org Thu Aug  2 16:30 MET 2001
> Message-ID: <21917FA62B667E4FBE52007E20BF174101C91293@lganj0se2.lga.att.com>
> From: "Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>
> To: "'Peter de Blanc'" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>,
>         "'Cochetti, Roger'"
> 	 <RCochetti@verisign.com>, ceo@vany.org,
>         nc-budget@dnso.org, erica.roberts@bigpond.com, kstubbs@corenic.org,
>         "'Antonio Harris'"
> 	 <harris@cabase.org.ar>
> Subject: RE: [nc-budget] NAMES COUNCIL  BUDGET COMMITTEE 
> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:28:48 -0400 
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> 
> Let's all remember to include Tony Harris-- :-)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter de Blanc [mailto:pdeblanc@usvi.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 9:24 AM
> To: 'Cochetti, Roger'; ceo@vany.org; nc-budget@dnso.org;
> erica.roberts@bigpond.com; kstubbs@corenic.org
> Subject: RE: [nc-budget] NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE 
> 
> 
> Roger-
> 
> The constituencies do not automatically lose their voting rights. Our
> procedure calls for notices, with various language, at 30, 60, 90, 120
> days, with suspension of rights at 180 days.
> 
> Also, I do not see how this policy could be applied retroactively. The
> written notices would have needed to go out to the constituencies,
> starting the day the NC passed the resolution.
> 
> Who has a record of notices sent to date?
> 
> Peter de Blanc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nc-budget@dnso.org [mailto:owner-nc-budget@dnso.org] On
> Behalf Of Cochetti, Roger
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:34 PM
> To: 'ceo@vany.org'; 'nc-budget@dnso.org'; 'erica.roberts@bigpond.com';
> 'kstubbs@corenic.org'
> Subject: [nc-budget] NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE 
> 
> 
> Further to my attached note of July 26, I would like to add one item to
> the agenda for tomorrow's Budget Committee teleconference:  the status
> and outlook for our current fund-raising campaign [ i.e. voluntary
> donations ] The campaign, which is aimed at raising $120K in donations [
> $60K excluding the VeriSign matching donations ] has gotten off to a
> slow start.  We need to spend some time discussing how to jump-start it.
> 
> 
>  As you know, these funds are intended to be used to cover the costs of
> professional support for the Names Council and if we fail to raise them,
> the Council performance will continue to suffer.
> 
> Also, with regard to the agenda item on delinquent payments by DNSO
> Constituencies, we need to determine the intent of the Council's earlier
> decision to apply sanctions on Constituencies that are late in paying
> their DNSO dues.  Specifically, we need to determine whether the intent
> was to apply the penalties to late-paying Constituencies regardless of
> the year in which their delinquency arises, or whether the intent of the
> Council's resolution was to apply the sanctions only to Constituencies
> who are late paying for the 2001 dues.
> 
> If we conclude that the Council intended to apply the penalties for
> failures to pay pre-2001 dues, then my calculation is that  three
> Constituencies (the ccTLD, the Non-Commercial, and the ISP
> Constituencies ) have passed the 120 day delinquency date and are
> subject to their loss of their voting privileges in the Names Council.  
> 
> If we conclude that the Council intended to apply these procedures for
> failures to pay 2001 and later dues, then my calculation is that three
> Constituencies will lose their voting privileges on August 18 (120 days
> after the April 18th date of the DNSO invoice to them):  the Business,
> the ccTLD, and the ISP Constituencies.  [ ICANN management did not
> invoice the Non-Commercial Constituency on April 19th, and does not seem
> to have invoiced them until July of 2001, in which case the clock for
> that Constituency would seem to have not started ticking until about
> three months later then the others.]
> 
> Finally, we need to revisit the DNSO's 2001 budget in light of changed
> circumstances:  (1) We have not had professional staff support, and thus
> have not incurred the operating  costs of such, since January....nor are
> we likely to have professional staff support on board prior to the
> fourth quarter of this year.  Thus, we need to budget only one quarter,
> not four quarters, of such support; and (2) Considering that we have
> agreed to pay AFNIC $5,000 per month commencing in April and that the
> Search Subcommittee seems to be moving towards an expense for Web and
> Listserv hosting services that will be well in excess of the annual
> $30,000 budgeted for this item, we clearly need to revise the amount
> budgeted for this item.  By the end of August, we will have committed
> $25,000 of the total of $30,000 in the budget for AFNIC expenses alone.
> My sense is that we need to increase the budget allocation for this item
> from $30,000 in 2001 to $70,000.
> 
> Accordingly, I would propose the following changes to the DNSO 2001
> budget:
> 
> 
> 				ITEM
> ORRIGINAL
> BUDGET		COMMITTED YTD	PROPOSED REVISED BUDGET
> Administrative			$12,000			$2,308.16
> $12,000
> > 			Telecommunications		$18,100
> 0			$18,100				
> > 			Travel				$25,500
> 0			$10,000
> > 			Web/Listserv Maintenance	$30,000
> $35,000		$70,000
> > 	 		Language Translations	$10,000
> 0
> $5,000
> > 			Professional Services 		$12,000
> 0			$5,000
>      				Contingency			$35,000
> 0			$22,500
> 				TOTAL				$107,600
> (+
> Contingency)	$37,308.16		$120,700 (+Contingency)
> 
> 
>   
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Cochetti, Roger  
> Sent:	Thursday, July 26, 2001 7:31 AM
> To:	'ceo@vany.org'; Ustick, Charon
> Cc:	nc-budget@dnso.org; erica.roberts@bigpond.com;
> kstubbs@corenic.org;
> Cochetti, Roger
> Subject:	AGENDA/OK WE WILL ONCE AGAIN CANCEL THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
> TELECON
> 
> Based on Elizabeth's late request and Vany's support for a postponement,
> I am reluctantly postponing the Budget Committee telecon until next
> week.  It is important to note, however, that during the summer, we will
> never find a time that is convenient for everyone and that  -- much as I
> admire Philip - he is not a regular member of the Committee;  he is an
> ex-officio member because of his role as Names Council Chair [he could
> join as a regular member if he wanted to do so.]
> 
> So we'll get back to everyone to find a time that is most convenient for
> the most people next week.
> 
> In the meantime, here is the proposed agenda and some background
> materials for the next meeting.  There are basically two matters that we
> must address.
> 
> 
> PROPOSED AGENDA FOR JULY MEETING OF NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE 1.
> Application of Sanctions to DNSO Constituencies for their failure to pay
> their mandatory DNSO dues 2. Revising and Updating 2001 DNSO Budget in
> light of the costs of outsourcing Webserv and Listser functions
> 
> CURRENT STATE OF CONSTITUENCIES' PAYMENTS TO DNSO
> 
> > From:	Louis Touton [mailto:touton@icann.org]
> > Sent:	Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:59 PM
> > To:	Roger Cochetti
> > Cc:	Diane Schroeder
> > Subject:	RE: [nc-budget] Status on DNSO Finances
> > 
> > Roger,
> > 
> > The business constituency, ccTLD constituency and the ISP constituency
> 
> > were billed on April 18.  The noncommercial constituency hasn't yet 
> > been sent an invoice for the 3rd call-we inquired whether they wanted 
> > us to send individual invoices to the constituency members and I don't
> 
> > think we had a response.  We recently talked to Milton Mueller about 
> > this; he said he was getting ready to solicit contributions from his 
> > constituents.
> > 
> > Louis
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Cochetti, Roger [mailto:RCochetti@verisign.com]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:51 PM
> > To:	'Louis Touton'; nc-budget@dnso.org
> > Cc:	Diane Schroeder; Stuart Lynn
> > Subject:	RE: [nc-budget] Status on DNSO Finances
> > 
> > Louis-
> > 
> > You will recall that the Council adopted procedures that go into 
> > effect when a Constituency fails to make full payment of its dues by a
> 
> > certain number of
> > days after the invoice was sent [not received].   Evidently, four
> > Constituencies are currently in arrears for their 2001 dues, but I
> > cannot
> > tell from this table how far they are behind in their payments.
> > 
> > Can you clarify the dates on which each of these invoices for 2001 
> > dues were sent?
> > 
> > Roger
> > 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Louis Touton [mailto:touton@icann.org]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, July 11, 2001 2:19 PM
> > To:	nc-budget@dnso.org
> > Cc:	Diane Schroeder; Stuart Lynn
> > Subject:	[nc-budget] Status on DNSO Finances
> > 
> > To the DNSO/NC Budget Committee:
> > 
> > Here is an updated summary of the DNSO funds held by ICANN.  Please 
> > note that some of the Total Funds on Hand may be subject to the 
> > interim secretariat commitment that the NC made, which we understand 
> > is still subject to unfulfilled conditions.
> > 
> > If you have any questions on this, please feel free to ask.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Louis Touton
> > 
> > ======================
> > Amounts in US$.
> > 
> > Receipts:
> >                           		1st Call   	 2nd Call
> 3d
> Call		Total Recd
> 	
> > Business Constitutency   	$5,000.00  	$13,642.86     	$0.00
> $18,642.86
> > ccTLD Constituency       	$5,000.00   	$1,292.59
> $0.00   		$6,292.59
> > gTLD Constituency        	$5,000.00    	$13,642.86
> $15,371.00
> $34,013.86
> > IP Constituency          		$5,000.00
> $13,642.86
> $15,371.00  	$34,013.86
> > ISP Constituency         	$5,000.00      	$0.00       	$0.00
> $5,000.00
> > NCDNHC                   		$5,000.00        	$0.00
> $50.00   	$5,050.00
> > Registrars Constituency  	$5,000.00    	$13,642.86
> $16,857.14
> $35,500.00
> > Total Paid              		$35,000.00        $55,864.03
> $47,649.14	$138,513.17
> > Total Called For        		$35,000.00  	$95,500.00
> $107,597.00
> > 
> > Other Donations
> $9,050.00
> > Constituency Donations
> $138,513.17
> > Total Donations
> $147,563.17
> > Earned Interest &
> >    (Bank Charges)
> $1,487.46
> > Disbursements
> $(14,008.16)
> > Total Funds on Hand
> $135,042.47
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> NC PROCEDURES FOR CONSTITUENCIES PAYMENT OF DUES
> 
> Regarding the procedures of the Budget Committee, the Committee decided
> that its meetings should not be routinely open, but rather should be
> open to members of the Committee and any member of the Names Council who
> would like to observe.  The Committee reached this conclusion because:
> (1)	it often discusses financially sensitive information; (2)
> members
> felt that the work of the Committee would benefit greatly by an
> atmosphere in which innovative ideas could be floated; and most
> importantly, (3) all of the Committee's reports to the Council and
> actions by the Council are publicly accessible.
> 
> Regarding procedures to address the failure of DNSO Constituencies to
> pay their assessed dues, the Committee discussed this matter during
> three different meetings and in its January meeting agreed to propose to
> the Council the following procedures:
> >From the date that invoices are mailed/e-mailed to representatives of
> Constituencies, if payment is not received by the DNSO or its agent by:
> ** 30 days, the Constituency is sent a reminder letter and another
> invoice
> ** 60 days, the Constituency is sent a delinquency notice and the
> delinquency notice is posted on the DNSO Website
> ** 90 days, the Constituency is sent a "show cause notice" (in which
> they are asked to show cause as to why their voting rights in the Names
> Council should not be suspended) and they are charged a 5% late payment
> fee to cover the cost to the DNSO of the cost of money.  The 5% penalty
> is added to that Constituency's dues for the next (not the current) DNSO
> budget year.
> ** 120 days, the Constituency is sent a "final notice to pay" and
> charged an additional 5% late payment fee, which is also due as a added
> payment for their next year's DNSO dues
> ** 180 days, the voting rights, but not the right to participate, of
> that Constituency's representatives to the Names Council are suspended
> until such time as the DNSO or its agent receives all past due amounts
> including the varies late payment fees.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2001 DNSO BUDGET AS APPROVED BY NC
> 
> 
> > 	As a result of the above, the Committee concluded that it would 
> > construct a proposed DNSO 2001 budget based on the assumptions that 
> > there would be at least a $35,000 carry over of funds from 2000 to 
> > 2001 and that the voluntary fund that is planned would come into 
> > operation and it would be used to cover the costs of professional 
> > support for the DNSO in 2001. Consequently, the Committee's budget 
> > analysis assumes that no funds from the regular budget are allocated 
> > for professional support and that in setting 2001 dues for the DNSO 
> > constituencies, a roughly $35,000 beginning DNSO balance should be 
> > presumed at 1 January 2001.
> > 
> > 	Using these assumptions, the Committee proposes  ( by a majority
> but 
> > not a unanimous vote) an expense budget for the DNSO for 2001 of 
> > $107,600, consisting of the following general categories of expense 
> > and the reservation of the $35,000 in unused funds from 2000 for 
> > contingency spending in 2001:
> > 
> > 	Administrative		$12,000
> > 	Telecommunications	$18,100
> > 	Travel			$25,500
> > 	Web/Listserv Maintenance	$30,000
> > 	Web casting			$0
> > 	Language Translations	$10,000
> > 	Professional Services 	$12,000
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	ceo@vany.org [mailto:ceo@vany.org] 
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:52 PM
> To:	custick@verisign.com
> Cc:	nc-budget@dnso.org; erica.roberts@bigpond.com;
> kstubbs@corenic.org;
> ceo@vany.org
> Subject:	[nc-budget] Re: Reminder of Names Council Budget
> Committee
> teleconference
> 
> Hi to all:
> 
> I don't have any inconvenience in postpone the teleconference in order
> for accomodate the schedule of Paul and Phillipe.
> 
> Cheers
> Vany
> :-)
> 
> On Tue, 24 July 2001, "Ustick, Charon" wrote:
> 
> > 
> > This is a reminder of the upcoming Names Council Budget Committee 
> > teleconference set for Thursday, July 26 EST - 9am / Paris - 3pm / 
> > Hobart-Melbourne - 11pm
> > 
> > 
> > AUDIO ACCESS INFORMATION:
> >  ==========================
> >  CALL DATE:         JUL-26-2001  (Thursday)
> >  CALL TIME:         09:00 AM EASTERN TIME
> >  USA Toll Free Number: 877-602-6814
> >  USA Toll Number: +1-415-228-3896
> >  PASSCODE: 24719
> >  LEADER:            Mr Roger Cochetti
> > 
> > -Charon Ustick
> > Assistant to Roger Cochetti
> > VeriSign Policy Office, Washington DC
> > 202-973-6604
> 
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