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Re: [nc-budget] NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE
Welcome Antonio!
Cheers
Vany
"Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" wrote:
> 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
>
> Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
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