[NCSG-PC] NCSG Comment on ICANN Budget

[avri doria]

Hi,

as an observer want to note:

I also found the tone unfortunate and object to slamming Staff retreats
or other AC's.

I do not think this is fit for submission.

Perhaps we want to review Ed's personal submissions and if the PC agrees
with it, send in an NCSG endorsement.  I have not read it yet, so can't
comment on whether I agree with my own suggestion.

avri


On 28-Apr-17 11:16, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> Thanks for the comments.
> there were some suggestions in the current draft to change the tone
> and make it more neutral. there are still work to be done there. I
> also think that NCSG FC members can jump in here and share their thoughts.
>
> I am looking forward other NCSG PC members suggestions and ideas to
> move forward. I guess can try to submit the comment a few days later
> (while since it is about the budget and there are time constraints)if
> we can resolve the concerns and elaborate in some areas.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> 2017-04-29 0:00 GMT+09:00 Edward Morris <egmorris1 at toast.net
> <mailto:egmorris1 at toast.net>>:
>
>     Hi Rafik,
>      
>     I’d like to thank those who stepped in to contribute to the budget
>     comment. I sadly disagree with the tone and much of the content of
>     the document. I do not endorse it.
>      
>     There was no way for me to edit the document without completely
>     deleting much of what had previously been written there. I just
>     didn’t feel that was an appropriate thing to do.
>      
>     Rather I have completed and submitted to the Comments Forum a
>     Personal Comment, which I am attaching to this post. I welcome
>     those who have stepped up to do the NCSG comment to consider what
>     I had to say, borrow from my post, or disregard it completely.
>      
>     My objection to the NCSG comment as written consists of the
>     following objections:
>      
>     1. I believe it is too negative and accusatory and fails to
>     recognize the hard work done by Finance and the unique nature of
>     the first year of the Empowered Community.
>      
>     I have major problems with the process, and have expressed them in
>     my Comment, along with suggested ways of improving cooperation and
>     community input. However, I don’t believe any slights were
>     deliberate or intentional. I believe the Community, including
>     myself, erred in placing so many hard deadlines on Finance as part
>     of the budget process in the new Bylaws. This is a year of
>     adaptation but generalized critical comments without specific
>     proposed solutions serve no purpose. And that is what much of the
>     proposed NCSG comment consists of.
>      
>     2.  I find the objections to ALAC expenditures to appear as a
>     stand alone attack on the AC. There are a number of areas of
>     expenditure that many of us would find questionable. Why focus
>     only on these in the absence of criticism of other questionable
>     expenses?
>      
>     3. I don’t find staff retreats to be among the most pressing
>     fiscal matters. After all, as a supplemental request components of
>     the NCSG asked for their own retreats and the GNSO Council was
>     actually  granted one. Should we not first oppose these retreats
>     or is there a reason staff retreats are so onerous?
>      
>     4. As noted in my personal comment, my biggest concern involves
>     the lack of funding priority for core policy activities. I have
>     focused on one unfunded proposal – that of $100,000 for external
>     PDP support – and would encourage the NCSG to consider adopting
>     this view.
>      
>     Although I can not endorse the comment, out of respect for the
>     work done on the document I will not oppose it. I will abstain and
>     hope my comments above as well as those in my personal comment
>     will be considered by the PC.
>      
>     Regrettably, I have some domestic responsibilities to attend to
>     this evening that must take priority over my volunteer activities
>     here. Consider my abstention to be a permament one and feel free
>     to borrow from, or ignore, my offerings on this matter.
>      
>     Best,
>      
>     Ed Morris 
>      
>      
>
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