[NCSG-FC] Personal News / Potential Conflict

[Thato Mfikwe]

Hi Ayden,

With only 4 months, I never expected to hear you say this. If you will no
longer be an NCUC member then according to the Charter you cannot represent
any constituency within the FC, the NCSG EC, I think can appoint members
into the FC. The normal process is that if you decide to proceed then NCUC
must call for another representative, consult the Charter for guidance.

Now, Referring to your email:

"I indicated that non-members of the Finance Committee should be able to
comment and provide input to the Finance Committee. Given I may well be one
of those individuals, this could be seen as a bias in the document"

Are you saying you rather comment and provide input to or in the FC than
lead the committee? And if so, I understand you cannot continue commenting
and providing input when you should be leading the process and resolving
issues as they come and also in advance. Sometimes you need to be on the
other side and work with members, who may not always agree with you in a
collaborative way, in order to relieve strain of your work, since we are
operating within a diverse organisation (ICANN) with a unique setup.

Thato Mfikwe.


On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 7:52 PM Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> As I advised on today's call, I have resigned my membership from the NCUC
> effective 30 July and, as I am an NCUC appointee to the Finance Committee,
> it is only right that the NCUC Executive Committee consider the
> implications of my decision.
>
> I will be remaining an NCSG member (unaffiliated to any constituency) and
> while I will not officially be a member of the Finance Committee, I do
> intend to be informally observing the Finance Committee from the sidelines.
> I flag this because, as I was reviewing the draft operating procedures and
> reflecting on comments I made during today's call, I indicated that
> non-members of the Finance Committee should be able to comment and provide
> input to the Finance Committee. Given I may well be one of those
> individuals, this could be seen as a bias in the document.
>
> I want to make you aware of this. I do not think it is a major bias that
> materially impacts my ability to further contribute to the development of
> the operating procedures, but ultimately that is not and should not be my
> decision to make, so please do speak up if you disagree with my assessment.
> Thanks.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ayden
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