Re: [ga] Letter from Lynn to Sheppard

["Roberto Gaetano" <ga_list@hotmail.com>]

From the letter from Lynn to Sheppard:

>
>Certainly other questions arose. Since 90% of ICANN's discretionary
>funds (that is, the portion not earmarked for a corresponding
>expense) comes from certain DNSO constituencies, for ICANN to provide
>financial support to the DNSO Secretariat would in effect be
>returning funds already raised from those constituencies. In other
>words, ICANN would be increasing its expenditures by $100,000 for
>which there would be a corresponding increase of $90,000 contributed
>from certain DNSO constituencies (the remaining 10% would essentially
>come from ASO contributed funds). If those constituencies wish to
>contribute $90,000 to the DNSO Secretariat, can they not choose to do
>so directly within the DNSO budget framework?


I confess I don't understand this.
If the problem is just that there will be $90K moving from DNSO to ICANN and 
back, why not solve the problem in reducing the amount payed by the DNSO to 
ICANN by $90K, and keep them for DNSO Secretariat?

What puzzles me is the fact that on one hand it is acknowledged that the 
DNSO is providing 90% of the funding, on the other hand it is not 
acknowledged that in providing this financial support to ICANN the DNSO is 
incurring in expenses (the DNSO Secretariat).

I think that it would be nice if the GA showed some support to the NC 
request.

Regards
Roberto


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