As our membership has shrunk, it has become increasingly difficult to find candidates to stand for Director. While it was not long ago that the size of the Board was reduced from fifteen to nine, it may be time to consider additional reductions.
'''Proposal #61: The Society should consider linking the number of Directors to the size of the membership, with a maximum of 10% of the membership and a minimum of five.'''
The above can be implemented either through a [[By-Laws]] amendment, or by a 4/5 vote to change the number of [[Directors]].
The [[By-Laws]] permit the creation of an [[Executive Committee]] as a smaller version of the Board, with very broad authority to act when the Board does not meet. The motivation for this was two-fold: first, when meetings are held in person, it is difficult and expensive to bring Directors together on a frequent basis; second, the large Board had become unmanageable, with a majority being non-participants. Given that the meetings are now largely held via teleconference, and that the size of the Board has been cut, neither argument remains.
'''Proposal #72: The Society should discontinue the use of the Executive Committee, and perhaps consider removing the option from the By-Laws.'''
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The third of these -- the present situation -- is often unstable, with responsibility and authority divided in uneasy ways unless carefully documented (which this [[Main Page|Wiki]] is an attempt to address).
'''Proposal #83: The Society should pursue conversion of the administration from the present "shared power" arrangement to having a strong Board overseeing largely clerical staff.'''
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