[members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [GM] Executive Board Meeting to Discuss Charging Scheme Input from Members

Am 14.05.24 um 15:50 schrieb Andreas Schmieja:
> In November 2023 we voted for the budget and activity plan 2024.

Nope. Quoting https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2023/agenda/, the two resolutions to vote for were "Redistribution of the RIPE NCC Surplus" and "Amendments to the Articles of Association".

> Nr. 6 of the Agenda of the  May 2024 GM is the Charging Scheme for 2025 !
>
> That means,  we decide now, about the income of the next year and
> in the following  November meeting we vote "what we want to buy with it".

Not unless something fundamentally changes; currently, the Activity Plan (and the corresponding Budget) is presented as draft to the membership at the GM in fall – input is welcome by the RIPE NCC Executive Board but usually doesn't happen much – and the EB some time later publishes the final version, that's as much influence the membership has right now on the Activity Plan and therefore the Budget. Especially with an EB that already stated to "believe that this is not the right time to make fundamental changes", stated that it wants to stick to it's current five-year-plan.

But indeed it's interessting that we shall vote in spring 2024 on the Charging Scheme for 2025, covering for a not-yet-discussed Budget for 2025.

Thus, on the GM on fall, I think members should put forward a voting under 11.1 of the AoA on the approval of 2024's Activity Plan and Budget. Furthermore, I suggest members should file for a voting under 15.5 c tohave the EB cut the Budget, and indirectly the activities, by 15% for 2025 and by 30% for 2026, based on 2024's Budget.

Regards,
-kai

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