Re: [ga] Re: Austerity Measures

["William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>]

"babybows.com" wrote:

> Philip Sheppard writes:  "If it is not the will of the ga to reduce
> administrative time/costs by removal of the most under-utilised list, is it
> possible to consider any other of the ga's 9 lists?"
>
> I don't believe that the membership is arguing against the need to invoke
> certain austerity measures at a time when a lack of funding has prompted the
> NC to place in jeopardy the voting rights of our constituencies.

This can't really be taken seriously.  The amount of money ICANN throws
around would support many small countries.  ICANN has accounts receivable,
I hear, as to which the "debtors" have told ICANN to "stuff it." The budget
speaks of more millions, additional staff, etc. It is quite inconceivable that
"a lack of funding has prompted the NC to place in jeopardy the voting rights
of our consitutuencies."
Or if that is not correct, let's see the proof.


(If there were a dollar problem, the answer would not be the
elimination of lists but rather outsourcing for greater cost
effectiveness -- one good notion has come out of this fly bite.)

Bill Lovell


> I am sure
> that we will be willing to "do our part" and to consider cost-saving
> options, as we are equally sure that the NC is looking into their own list
> underutilization:
>
> NC-Outreach - 1 comment posted since 4 Aug 2000
> NC-Plan - 17 comments posted in total... last post on 21 Feb
> NC-Review - last comment posted 19 Feb
>
> The remaining lists, Council, Intake, and Budget could probably be
> consolidated into one single list, as the collective needs of only 19
> participants should not require more than a single list.
>
> If the NC will show us (leadership by example) that it can adopt its own
> cost-cutting measures, I am reasonably sure that the GA will be amenable to
> closing one or more of its new lists.
>
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