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The [[Board|Board of Directors]] of The Augustan Society, Inc., has established the following '''Standing Rules''' for the Board of Directors:

''as amended October 2020''

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<li>During their tenure, members 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 the Board remain confidential until the [[Minutes]] of any meetings are published, except for excerpts listing awards and memberships granted.

<li>All [[Directors]] are expected to perform the functions of the office to which they are elected or appointed. If they discover materials pertaining to another Director’s office, they should forward that information immediately to the Director in charge of that particular office or program.

<li>Members of the Board absent from two (2) consecutive meetings of the Board without proxy or permission, or from ten (10) consecutive meetings with or without proxy, will be considered as having resigned from the Board. (Note: Present practice is to excuse absences due to communication failure, illness, work conflicts, and military deployment.)

<li>Board members heading “departments” of the Society are expected to give an [[Annual Report]] of the activities which they oversee.

<li>Directors wishing to have an action item placed on the [[Agendae|Agenda]] should inform the [[Assistant Secretary]] at least ten calendar days prior to the meeting; minor items requiring no action may be added to the agenda up to one day before the meeting.

<li>Directors wishing to have an item distributed to their fellow Directors must forward this information to [[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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