==Rent==
The rent for space in the Consuls' home was set at $2 for 2007, doubling each year thereafter. In practice it has been increasing increased in a 1-2-5 sequencefor the first few years, and there were exceptions made in the year that rent was paid monthly, thus in the tenth year of the contract (2016) the rent was be $2000. It is expected that multiples of two will be applied in future.
The logic for the exponential payments is that at the time the first contract was signed, $2 was a significant fraction of Society reserves. The predictable increases were intended to give the Society both the incentive and the time needed to obtain a [[Headquarters]] outside the Consuls' home; not to impoverish or take over the Society (though should this continuethe Board fail to obtain a Headquarters, that would soon be the effect). Consuls have expressed a willingness to negotiate lower or no increases if the [[Board]] demonstrates concrete progress toward the goal of an independent Headquarters facility.
To encourage this, starting with the 2016 contract, payment will be split in half; the first half due in January, and the second half in July, giving Consuls the opportunity to waive half the fee if the Society — in their sole opinion — has made significant progress toward moving out. Should the rent be thus reduced, the following year's rent would be twice the reduced amount. Thus continuous progress would result in freezing the rent.
With the upcoming termination of the office of Consul, contracts will still need to be executed annually for Headquarters space in the Metcalfs' home. The They have expressed the intent to continue doubling the fee each yearschedule described above, barring including reductions in the event of significant progress by the Board toward moving out.
==Termination==
It has been determined that the office of '''Consuls''' will be eliminated. This motivated by the failure of this mixed-authority form of Society management, and by the emotional exhaustion of the incumbents. Conversion of the Society to one without Consuls has begun, and is expected to will be completed by the end of 2017.
The Metcalfs intend to continue in the elected and appointed offices they now hold, generally 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-Groups|Sub-Group]] councils, and especially the [[President]] to see that things continue to happen.
They The Metcalfs 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.
The annual contracts will continue, but as a rental agreement only, and with the same pricing as described above.