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[nc-org] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Board conflict of interest on .org
- To: Dave Crocker <dhc2@dcrocker.net>, t byfield <tbyfield@panix.com>
- Subject: [nc-org] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Board conflict of interest on .org
- From: Jonathan Weinberg <weinberg@mail.msen.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 12:31:48 -0400
- Cc: NCDNHC <discuss@icann-ncc.org>, nc-org@dnso.org
- In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020515211523.01dcef98@jay.songbird.com>
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Dave Crocker has asked that somebody parse the specific terms of the ICANN
COI rules; here goes. A director has a "financial interest" if he, or his
spouse, has a "compensation arrangement with any entity whose business or
operation has been or will be directly affected by a decision or action of
the Corporation" (that is, ICANN). Secs. 2.2 & 2.3. If that financial
interest is "material," the Director is classed as an "Interested
Director." Sec. 2.6. Often, reasonable people can differ whether a
financial interest is material, so two provisions of the COI rules refer to
mechanisms for resolving that dispute. First, with regard to any matter
pending before ICANN, each director must disclose to the Conflicts
Committee "any matter that could *reasonably be considered* to make him an
"Interested Director." Sec. 5.2 (emphasis added). In this case, thus, Rob
had an obligation to make disclosure to the committee (himself and Karl) so
long as a reasonable person could consider the interest deriving from his
spouse's Neulevel employment to be "material."
Second, with respect to any proposed transaction, contract, or arrangement
before ICANN, each director must disclose "any actual or possible conflicts
of interest." Secs. 7.2 & 8.1. Section 7.1 indicates that this
requirement applies only when the interest is material, but the reference
to "possible" conflicts suggests to me that the director must disclose
whenever, as in section 5.2, the interest could reasonably be considered to
be material. Once the director makes the disclosure, then "the
disinterested members of the Conflicts Committee shall determine whether a
conflict of interest exists." Sec. 7.3.
Jonathan Weinberg
weinberg@msen.com
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