Re: [ga-rules] Procedures and Process

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Hello Dassa,
Very good suggestion. Without an agreed procedure, it's very difficult to
make any real progress with any proposal that is met with even very limited
opposition, unless it already fits with an NC/ BoD agenda, which is not
concerned with introducing a process to micro-manage the GA. Catch 22.

Without wishing to spend a great deal of time on anything other than the
substantive issues facing the GA at this time, I do think it's very
important for the Assembly to be required by its Rules to give proper
consideration to any proposalthat meets certain criteria. Anf then, to deal
with it in a specified way.

The question is, what is the criteria that members can reasonably be
expected to meet, in order for their proposals to be taken to the next
stage?

My suggestion would be to include:-

1) Endorsement by 10 members (to fit with agreed nomination procedures) of
the proposal document. The proposal document to include an Impact Statement,
that attempts to answer a few basic questions -
 
a) How does this proposal fit with the ByLaws, White and Green papers?
b) Is this a proposal to improve to existing operations or to make a
structural change to DNSO?
c) What are the cost implications?
d) What are the possible adverse effects and benefits to the various
stakeholder groups?
e) Has outreach been undertaken, and if not, how is it proposed to achieve
consensus amongst affected stakeholders?
f) What is the proposed timeline/ deadline for implementation?

Thoughts?

Regards,
Joanna

on 6/24/01 3:36 AM, Dassa at dassa@dhs.org wrote:

> Hello
> 
> Looking over http://www.dnso.org/dnso/gaindex.html I see there doesn't
> appear to be a document outlining the procedures and processes for the
> making of motions and for how motions are dealt with in the GA Assembly.
> 
> I would suggest a single document that links all the procedures and
> processes of the GA Assembly together for easy reference.
> 
> I suggest it may be helpful for everyone is such a document is developed
> and linked into the Administration Documents of the GA.
> 
> Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.
> 
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