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18:08, 16 January 2015 '''Administrative Structure'''
At present, the administrative structure of the Society is in the process of being normalized by efforts of [[Consuls]].
# The membership elects the members of the [[Board|Board of Directors]]
# The Board of Directors elects from its number the senior [[Officers]], and from the membership elects the minor officers.
# The Board contracts with the Consuls for facilities and services.
# The [[President]] names the [[Committee Chairmen|Chairmen]] of all committees, whether of the Board or of the Membership.
# Committee Chairmen name the members of their committees, some of which may be non-members.
# The [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] is headed by the President, who names the officers from that group's membership, with Board confirmation.
# The [[Noble Company of the Rose]] is headed by a ''[[Magister Rosae]]'' who is elected from that groups membership by those members, with Board confirmation.
# The officers of the Noble Company of the Rose are named by the ''Magister Rosae'', with Board confirmation.
There exist a variety of other structures that might be worth consideration:
# Strong Executive Director, with a weak Board whose duties are reduced to contracting with the Executive Director.
# Strong Board of Directors, with a weak staff, headed perhaps by an Office Manager.
# Shared power between the Board of Directors and an Executive Director (similar to the present situation).
In future, the Society needs a structure that is not dependent upon one or two people. There are three non-exclusive ways to approach this state:
# Delegate duties as widely as possible, avoiding concentration of unrelated duties in any individual.
# Document the process and procedures of each role in sufficient detail that a competent individual (with appropriate subject knowledge) would know how to proceed.
# Identify mission-critical tasks and hire them done, either by outsourcing or hiring staff.
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