Re: [ga] 2001-2002 Budget

["L Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

I think the issue has, in fact, been discussed by many on the GA list 
and it is definitely an area of concern that we should all address.  I see 
no reason why our Chair should have refrained from sending this 
message.

Leah


On 14 May 2001, at 21:36, Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> William,
> 
> You wrote:
> >
> >Thursday, May 10, 2001, 11:45:30 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
> >
> > > To the members of the Budget Group and Finance Committee:
> >
> > > The membership of the General Assembly understands that you have
> > > advised 
> >the
> > > President of ICANN with respect to the proposed budget for 2001-2002.  
> >We
> > > are concerned by published reports that this proposed budget has not
> > > allocated any funds for At-Large Elections, in spite of past promises
> > > to choose at least five more Board members through this electoral
> > > process.  
> >We
> > > would appreciate the benefit of your thoughts on this matter.
> >
> >The GA has not expressed any such concern.
> >
> >I suggest that the GA Chair should not indicate to be speaking for the GA
> >unless he has the expressed support from the GA for that statement.
> >
> >In this case, he speaks only for himself, and his comments should be
> >given only that weight as they would from any one individual.
> 
> 
> While I agree on the fact that the GA has not taken a formal position on
> the issue, I believe that the Chair can, on urgent matters, express his
> sense of the Assembly, pending verification in the short term.
> 
> It all depends: if the Chair feels that the GA does not have an opinion on
> the matter, you are right, he should speak as an individual. If, OTOH, he
> feels that this is the position of the GA, he should confirm his message,
> and rapidely call a straw poll of the GA in support of this position.
> 
> Regards
> Roberto
> 
> 
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