[NCSG-FC] Our internal operating procedures

[Sam Lanfranco]

Ayden,

I may be in a minority here but I don't think we need an ethics policy 
for the Financial Committee members. So long as we remain transparent 
and consultative we will be judged by our actions. If we had an ethics 
policy we would still be judged by our actions, and could not hide 
behind a pro forma adherence to some ethics policy. This is not like 
being a lawyer, where things like confidentiality and handling in-trust 
funds are involved. It is more a matter of doing our assigned jobs well.

For what it is worth....

Sam

On 6/28/2019 6:07 PM, Ayden Férdeline wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> The time has come to begin work on developing our internal operating procedures. Initially, I am thinking we should develop the following procedures:
>
> * Procedure on development and submission of NCSG comment(s) on the annual Operating Plan and Budget for ICANN, PTI, and IANA
>
> * Procedure on development and submission of NCSG Additional Budget Requests
>
> * Procedure on development and submission of other statements that fall within the remit of the NCSG Finance Committee
>
> * Procedure for handling interventions on calls by non-members and non-observers
>
> * Procedure for requesting and/or accepting expert guidance on a given topic
>
> */I would also like to develop an ethics policy for Finance Committee 
> members. This effort would bake additional layers of transparency into 
> our work, for the benefit of all NCSG members, and give them 
> confidence we are acting in an ethical manner. /*
> Please can you advise if you have any concerns regarding the nature of these possible procedures (and please note you can certainly raise concerns again once they’re drafted! we may draft one and realise it isn’t needed), or if there is anything which seems to be missing.
>
> We can then start to develop our first procedures this week, with a view to getting proposed procedures sent to the NCSG Executive Committee for its review and input by the end of the month.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ayden
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