Council held an informal meeting early this month to review our strategy and to plan for the formal council proceedings of mid September. What is apparent to us unanimously is that the pressure on our office has now reached unacceptable levels and that our staff is increasingly expected to deliver beyond their reasonable capacity.

At the same time, council members are burdened with day-to-day management responsibilities which are beyond their expected roles in directing the business of the society.

Accordingly, we have decided to appoint a business manager to manage the office and all aspects of the operational business of the society under the general direction of the council.

We are satisfied that our budget can accommodate this and are now proceeding with the recruitment process.

In the meantime, we are working on a comprehensive plan to ensure effective office capacity into the future including the financial resources required to support this.