Changes
<li>Chairmen of Standing Committees and [[Study Groups]] are authorized to appoint any Augustan Society member in [[Good Standing]] to their committee. To check if a member is in good standing, please contact Headquarters. It is far preferable to check before extending the invitation! Such appointments do not take effect until you notify Headquarters of your appointment and we receive word of their acceptance.</li>
<li>If you determine that the expertise your Committee needs is not available from the membership, as indicated by the lack of response to an annual advertisement for such in ''[[Augustæum]]'', you may appoint [[Non-Member Consultants]] to your Committee, provided that a majority of the Committee are members of the Society at all times. Should the number of Augustans fall too low to balance the number of Non-Member Consultants, you must make either additional member appointments or dismiss sufficient non-members to regain a member majority. If yours is a [[Review Committee]](one that reviews petitions and makes recommendations to the Board for recognition or registration), you will not be able to submit recommendations to the [[Board]] when you lack a member majority. Note that this restriction applies to all Committees.</li>
<li>The [[President]] and [[Headquarters Staff]] are ex officio members of all committees. They are not to be counted in the calculation mentioned in the previous item. They must be copied on all communications sent to your whole committee. This is done automatically if you use the Society email system.</li>
