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]].
Unlike Augustans, non-member consultants' tenure expires when the [[Chairman ]] leaves office. The new [[Chairman]] will have to obtain leave from the [[Board]] to continue such non-member consultants in office, if desired.
Augustan members must constitute the majority of all [[Committees]] at all times. Should that happen through attrition or otherwise, said Committee will be barred from making recommendations on [[Board]] recognition, registration, or approval or certification of lineages until that balance is corrected. It shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Committee to appoint new members or to dismiss non-member consultants.