# The Board contracts with the Consuls and others for facilities and services.
# The [[President]] names the [[Committee Chairmen|Chairmen]] of all principal committees, whether of the Board or of the Membership, including [[Committee Chairmen|Deans]] of the [[Lineage Groups]], and the [[Dean of Studies]].
# Committee Chairmen name the members of their committees, a minority of whom may be non-membersif conditions are met.
# Committee Chairmen name the Chairmen of any sub-committees assigned to them; the Dean of Studies names the [[Coordinators]] of [[Study Groups]].
# The [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] is headed by the President, who names the officers from that group's membership, with Board confirmation.
As the number of members has remained stagnant since 2007, 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 soon be time to consider additional reductions.
'''Proposal: The Society should consider linking the number of [[Directors]] to the size of the membership, with the maximum number of Directors capped at the odd number approximately equal to or next smaller than one tenth the number of regular and life members as of 1 January, with a minimum of five and a maximum of fifteen.'''
This suggests that if the membership (presently in the 80s) drops to 70, that the size of the Board might be reduced to seven members. Conversely, should the membership increase to 110, then the size might be increased to eleven. In either case, some amendment of the staggered election cycle would be needed, and a neutral method for implementing the change will be needed.