Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2003-06-02 - Amendments to Bylaws

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2003-06-02 - Amendments to Bylaws

Resolution of the ICANN Board

Topic:

Amendments to Bylaws

Summary:

Board adopts proposed amendments to correct techincal flaws in the bylaws.

Category:

Administration and Budget

Meeting Date:

Mon, 2 Jun 2003

Resolution Number:

03.81

URL for Resolution:

http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-02jun03.htm

Status:

Complete

Implementation Actions:

Amend Bylaws.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Secretary
- Due date: effective immediately
- Completion date: 2 June 2003

Resolution Text:

Whereas, on 11 May 2003, the General Counsel posted various proposed amendments to the bylaws to correct various technical flaws;

Whereas, the General Counsel invited comments from the Board and community regarding this proposal;

Whereas, on 31 May 2003 the General Counsel posted a discussion of the comments received with a slightly revised proposal for technical corrections to the bylaws;

Whereas, after considering the General Counsel's revised proposal, the Board concludes that adoption of the amendments to the bylaws as stated in that proposal would be in the best interest of ICANN;

Resolved [03.81] that the Board adopts the proposed amendments to the bylaws shown in Appendix A to these minutes (amending Article IV, Section 4; Article VII, Section 8; Article X, Sections 3 and 5; Article XI, Section 2, and Article XIV; and adding Article VII, Section 9).
(The Board approved the above resolution by a 16-0-0 vote.)

Additional Information:

The revised proposed amendments are available at the following page: http://www.icann.org/en/legal/proposed-bylaws-corrections-31may03.htm
The proposed amendments to correct technical flaws were approved for inclusion in the Bylaws as amended 2 June 2003, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-02jun03.htm
The resolution did not discuss funding for the items identified therein.