=The [[Board|Board of Directors]] of The Augustan Society, Inc., has established the following '''Standing Rules of ''' for the Board of Directors=:
''as amended June 2014October 2021''
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<li>During their tenure, members of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors, have a primary obligation to the Society.
<li>This obligation includes attendance at functions of the Society authorized by the Board, of which they are members. Members living more than 100 miles from the event may be excused.
<li>Board members must exercise their abilities on behalf of the Society and of the members who elected them to their positions.
<li>A primary obligation of the members of the Board is to recruit members, to “talk up” the Society among friends; and to serve as recruiting ambassador among other groups of which they are members.
<li>Board meetings are restricted to Society members. Non-members or guests must receive prior approval from the Board.
<li>Actions of All [[Directors]] are expected to perform the Board remain confidential until the minutes functions of any meetings the office to which they are publishedelected or appointed. If they discover materials pertaining to another Director’s office, except for excerpts listing awards and memberships grantedthey should forward that information immediately to the Director in charge of that particular office or program.
<li>All Directors are expected to perform Members of the functions Board absent from two (2) consecutive meetings of the office to which they are elected Board without proxy or appointedpermission, or from ten (10) consecutive meetings with or without proxy, will be considered as having resigned from the Board. If they discover materials pertaining (Note: Present practice is to another Director’s office, they should forward that information immediately excuse absences due to the Director in charge of that particular office or programcommunication failure, illness, work conflicts, and military deployment.)
<li>Members of the Board or Executive Directors, Officers, Committee absent from two (2) consecutive meetings of the Board or the Executive Committee without proxy or permissionchairmen, or from ten (10) consecutive meetings with or without proxyDeans, will be considered as having resigned from and Coordinators are expected to give annual reports to the Boardof the activities which they oversee. (Note: Present practice is to excuse absences due to illness, work conflicts, and military deployment.)
<li>Board members heading “departments” of Directors wishing to have an action item placed on the [[Agendae|Agenda]] should inform the [[Assistant Secretary]] at least three (3) calendar days prior to the meeting; minor items requiring no action may be added to the Society are expected agenda up to give annual reports of one day before the activities which they overseemeeting.
<li>Directors wishing to have an item placed on the agenda should inform Headquarters at least ten calendar days prior to the pertinent meeting. <li>Directors wishing to have an item distributed to their fellow Directors must forward this information to the Consuls [[Headquarters Staff]] for distribution. If possible this information should coincide with some other mailing to avoid additional postage. (Note: This applies to mailings, not to email.)
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