RESOLVED [01.__] that the minutes of the meetings of the
Board for 25 September 2000, 17 and 31 October 2000, and 16 November 2000, are
hereby approved and adopted by the Board as posted.
Whereas, on 26 August 1999, in resolution 99.79, the Board
established an ad hoc group to be charged with developing the objectives and
proposing structures for future policies in the area of numbering, especially
as required to meet global market needs and taking into account the convergence
of information technology services and networks;
Whereas, an Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing was
convened for discussion of these issues by way of a web-based public comment
forum established for that purpose under the guidance of an editorial group;
Whereas, in the time since establishment of the forum
various participants have made useful contributions to the web-based public
comment forum on numbering and addressing issues, including an extensive report
posted by Mark McFadden and Tony Holmes on 8 March 2001;
It is therefore
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Board refers the work product of
the Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing to the Address Council of the
Address Supporting Organization for further consideration and development of recommendations
as appropriate by that body;
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Board declares the work of the Ad
Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing completed;
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Board requests the ICANN staff to
arrange for continued on-line archiving of the substantive postings of the Ad
Hoc Group for a suitable period of at least one year; and
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Board thanks Mark McFadden, Tony
Holmes, and the editorial board for their significant contributions to the work
of the Ad Hoc Group.
Whereas, Article II, Section 5 of the ICANN Bylaws provides
for a comprehensive study of the concept, structure and processes relating to
an "At Large" membership of ICANN;
Whereas, in resolution 00.11 the Board established a
temporary Advisory Committee, known as the "At Large Membership Study
Committee," to undertake this study;
Whereas, the At Large Membership Study Committee has
presented to the Finance Committee a proposed budget for the study;
Whereas, the Finance Committee has reviewed that proposed
budget and has made recommendations to the Board that funds be appropriated
accordingly;
It is therefore
RESOLVED [01.__] that the President is authorized to expend
funds of the Corporation in support of the At Large study in an amount not to
exceed US$ 450,000 (of which US$ 100,000 has already been authorized by the
Board) on direction of the Chair of the At Large Membership Study Committee,
with the expectation that the Chair and members of the At Large Membership
Study Committee will continue to expend these funds carefully in support of the
accomplishment of the charter of that Committee.
Whereas, a proposal has been presented to the Board for
various revisions in the agreements among ICANN, Network Solutions, Inc., and
the United States Department of Commerce that were approved on 4 November 1999
in resolutions 99.132 and 99.133 and were signed on 10 November 1999;
Whereas, the Board intends to consider what action, if any,
to take on this proposal in its meeting scheduled for ___________, 2001;
It is therefore
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Board requests all members of the
Internet community, including the Names Council and any of the constituencies
and other participants in the Domain Name Supporting Organization, to provide
comments on the substantive merits of the proposal no later than ____________,
2001;
RESOLVED [01.__] that the staff is directed to maintain
through that date a web-based public comment forum for the purpose of receiving
such comments.
Whereas, in resolution 00.89 the Board selected seven
proposals to operate or sponsor top-level domains for negotiations toward
appropriate agreements between ICANN and the registry operator or sponsoring
organization;
Whereas, in resolution 00.90 the Board authorized the
President and General Counsel to conduct those negotiations on behalf of ICANN,
subject to further Board approval or ratification, to enter into appropriate
agreements;
Whereas, the base agreements have been negotiated with the
four selected unsponsored top-level domain registry operators (NeuLevel,
Afilias, Global Name Registry, and RegistryPro);
Whereas, the base agreements and many of the associated
appendices, as completed and agreed by the negotiators, have been posted for
public comment;
Whereas, the Board has received a presentation from the
General Counsel and the proponents on the progress and results of their
negotiations;
Whereas, comments from the public have been received on a
web-based public comment forum and at a Public Forum held on 12 March 2001;
Whereas, the Board has considered the posted agreement and
appendices, the presentations, and public comments and finds that approval of
the agreements is necessary and appropriate to further ICANN’s purposes;
It is therefore
RESOLVED [01.__] that the President and General Counsel are
authorized and requested to complete negotiation of the remaining unsponsored
top-level domain appendices as soon as feasible and to post the resulting
appendices on the ICANN web site, along with any minor corrections or
adjustments to the base agreement and appendices as already posted;
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Board shall be notified of the
complete posting of the agreement and appendices for any of the four
unsponsored top-level domains (.biz, .info, .name, and .pro) and after that
notification seven days shall be allowed for Board members to make any
additional comments to the President and General Counsel;
RESOLVED [01.__]
that in the absence of the request of any Board member to the contrary based on
policy considerations, the President is authorized to sign the posted
agreements after the conclusion of those seven days; and
RESOLVED [01.__] that upon signature of the agreements the
President is authorized to take such actions, including causing reports to be
made to the United States Department of Commerce, as appropriate to implement
the agreements.
Whereas, the Board has received a report of the Audit
Committee recommending that KPMG, LLP, be engaged to conduct an audit of the
Corporation’s financial matters for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2001;
It is therefore
RESOLVED [01.__] that KPMG, LLP, are appointed to
conduct the annual financial audit of the Corporation for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2001, for a fee not to exceed US$28,000 and to conduct
selective reviews of ICANN’s financial management for an additional amount not
to exceed US$ 10,000;
and
RESLOVED [01.__], that the President is authorized to
enter an engagement letter with KPMG, LLP for this purpose.
RESOLVED [01.__] that the Vice President and General
Counsel, Louis Touton, and the Chief Financial Officer, Andrew McLaughlin, and
each one of them, may authorize disbursements of the Corporation's funds, and
sign checks of the Corporation, in amounts of $10,000 or less.
FURTHER RESOLVED [01.__] that, upon his taking office
as President of the Corporation, M. Stuart Lynn may authorize disbursements of
the Corporation's funds, and sign checks of the Corporation, in amounts of
$50,000 or less.
FURTHER RESOLVED [01.__] that, upon his taking office
as President of the Corporation, M. Stuart Lynn may authorize disbursements of
the Corporation's funds, and sign checks of the Corporation, in amounts
exceeding $50,000, when so authorized by action of either the Board, the
Finance Committee, or the Executive Committee.
Such approvals shall be given upon a showing that they are within the
President’s authority.
FURTHER RESOLVED [00.__] that the authorizations to
disburse funds and to sign checks as set forth in Board resolutions 00.35
through 00.38 shall cease to be effective as of the adoption of this
resolution.
Handling of DNSO Funds
Whereas, the Audit Committee has reviewed and reported to
the Board on the practices by which ICANN receives, handles, and disburses
funds contributed to the support of the Domain Name Supporting Organization;
It is therefore
RESOLVED [01.__] that the President is authorized, until
further action by the Board, to maintain a separate bank account for holding
funds contributed to the support of the Domain Name Supporting Organization, to
place in that account funds contributed for that purpose, and to make
disbursements from that account upon authorization of the Names Council or its
designee.