The second is to hire an Office Manager who would focus on the clerical and mechanical aspects of the work, leaving the Board and their appointees to carry the bulk of the work. This too is beyond our present ability to fund, but is something we might achieve with only a doubling of the membership.
In both cases, the senior staff member will need to oversee the work of volunteers, both on- and off-site, possibly in concert with a Volunteer Coordinator. Finding a candidate who can do so constructively will be essential, and close monitoring during their first years will be needed to ensure we have chosen well.
'''Proposal: The Society should document all of the tasks and procedures employed to the degree that a reasonably competent person might be able to follow such procedures to good effect, notwithstanding that some tasks may require specialized knowledge or skills.'''
Consuls are concerned that their cloistered existence may blind them to the wants and needs of the membership. Given that the Directors have chosen not to participate in discussions of Society issues outside of Board meetings, and that Consuls have no proper voice there, an alternative means of staying in touch with the membership would be valuable.
'''Proposal: The Society should remove the ban on the [[Consuls|Consuls']] organization of an [[Advisory Council]] to permit ''interested'' [[Officers]], [[Committee Chairmen|Chairmen, Deans, Coordinators]], and Members to discuss and debate matters of Society business with the end of developing improved processes and proposals for the [[Board]]and Society.'''
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