The work of some Committees of The Augustan Society, Inc., being complex and needing substantial technical expertise, it has not always proven possible to adequately staff such Committees from the membership. At one time, [[Committee Chairmen]] have been were authorized to name '''non-member consultants''' to their Committees to provide such expertise.
The [[Board]] has now banned the appointment of non-member consultants. Those who were members of [[Committees]] at the time the ban took effect are ''grandfathered'' in, and may continue to serve for the tenure of the [[Chairman]].