# The Board contracts with the Consuls for facilities and services.
# The [[President]] names the [[Committee Chairmen|Chairmen]] of all principal committees, whether of the Board or of the Membership, including [[Chairmen|Deans]] of the [[Lineage Groups]].
# Committee Chairmen name the members of their committees, a minority of which whom may be non-members.
# Committee Chairmen name the Chairmen of any Sub-Committees assigned to them.
# The [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] is headed by the President, who names the officers from that group's membership, with Board confirmation.
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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 original 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: The Society should discontinue the use of the Executive Committee, and perhaps consider removing the option from the By-Laws.'''
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# Directors who are not elected Officers are each assigned an area of responsibility; or
# The Chairmen of each major department are elected to the Board either by manipulation of the nomination and election , or by careful resignation and deliberate appointment of Directors willing to shoulder the responsibility.
'''Proposal: The Society should consider how important it is that each department be represented on the [[Board ]] by a dedicated [[Director]], and if this is felt important , then steps should be taken to ensure that this is the case, possibly by amending the [[By-Laws]].'''
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The first of these is idea when the perfect Executive Director is available. This was the structure of the Society for much of its first several decades. It suffers from major trauma and interruption of services when an Executive Director leaves (or dies).
The second of these is best when it's desired to have paid staff, but to keep expenses low. The keys to making this form work are excellent documentation of procedures and attentive but gentle oversight.
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: The Society should pursue conversion of the administration from the present "shared power" arrangement to having a strong [[Board ]] overseeing a largely clerical staff.'''
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