Changes

There is a "Plan B" in reserve that provides for us taking over the operations appointment of a true "Executive Director" to assume all authority of the Society Board save his hiring and amendment of the By-Laws. This would have the effect of making it quite deliberately the Society the "Metcalf Society" until such time as the Board is ready to resume its duties ... or we utterly fail to sustain operations. This plan will be proposed only as a last resort, as Consuls think it the worst possible answer short of dissolving the Society.  ==Termination== It has been determined that the office of Consul be eliminated. This motivated by the failure of this mixed-authority form of Society management, and by the exhaustion of the Consuls. Conversion of the Society to one without Consuls has begun, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. The Metcalfs intend to continue in the elected and appointed offices they now hold, shown above as Official Duties, but will surrender their obligation to serve as the motivating force for the Society and other activities shown above as Unofficial Duties. It will thus be up to the Board, sub-group councils, and especially the President to see that things continue to happen. They will continue to offer their services as institutional memory on request, but will try to resist the temptation to speak up without invitation. The [[President]] and others who appoint officers will be expected to do their own follow-up. Their annual contract will continue, but as a rental agreement only, and with the same pricing as described above.