Standing Committees
All directors must serve as either a chair of a standing committee, chair of a subcommittee of national or state conference committee or on the executive committee. A member of the executive team (executive director or deputy director) will serve as an ex-officio member of each of the standing committees.
Committee on Audit
1. The Committee on Audit shall consist of at least three members and is composed of the best qualified members with a finance, audit, business process management or business operations background, in addition to a chairperson appointed at large.
2. The Committee on Audit shall:
a. Approve selection of independent auditors and scope of audit services.
b. Consider auditor comments on internal control weaknesses and management’s response.
c. Meet with independent auditors and discuss matters of concern relating to financial statements or results of audit. (Management should be excluded from this meeting.) The auditors are required by generally accepted auditing standards to provide the audit committee certain required communications.
d. Review internal accounting procedure and controls, including internal reporting process and assessment of fraud risk.
e. Perform those audit oversight functions as directed by the President or the Board and report on the results of all work to the Board.
Committee on Awards
1. The Committee on Awards shall consist of a chairman and three members appointed for terms of three years each, and which is composed of:
a. Two ARNG and one ANG members at large.
b. Appointments made to fill vacancies created other than by end of tenure shall be from the same component as the member vacating the position and only to fill the un-expired term.
2. The Committee on Awards shall review nominations, develop a ranking of the merits of the nominations and make recommendations to the Board for the awards presented by the NGAGA and NGAUS. The decision of who will receive the awards remains with the Board. The Board, in conjunction with the awards committee, will coordinate for presentation of approved awards at the General Conference.
3. Periodically review the Association Awards program for adequacy and administrative effectiveness.
4. Develop and recommend to the Board changes to the NGAGA Awards Program.
Committee on By-Laws
1. The Committee on By-Laws shall consist of a chairperson and three members appointed for terms of three years each and is composed of:
2. Two ARNG members and one ANG member from the members at large.
3. One member selected without regard to service or who shall serve as chairman.
4. Appointments made to fill vacancies created other than by end of tenure shall be from the same component as the member vacating the position, and only to fill the unexpired term.
5. Initial appointments will be staggered for one, two, and three-year periods to affect the appointment of two new members each year.
6. The Committee on By-Laws shall:
a. Annually review the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws for any revisions, amendments or modifications that may be desired and recommend adoption by the Board.
b. Develop and present to the Board answers to questions submitted to the Committee for interpretation of the meaning and the effect of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
c. Assist the Parliamentarian at each General Conference properly conducting the business sessions.
Committee on Company Grade Issues
1. The Committee on Company Grade Issues shall consist of at large members recruited annually with no terms or limits and composed of:
a. The ARNG and ANG Company Grade Representatives to the Board, one of which shall serve as Chairman.
b. Company Grade Representatives from each of the ARNG and ANG MSCs with a preference for those CGOs with NGAGA/NGAUS OPD experience.
c. Appointments made to fill vacancies created other than by end of tenure shall be from the same component as member vacating the position, and only to fill the unexpired term.
2. The Committee on Company Grade Issues shall:
a. Assess the vitality of the Company Grade corps in the Association.
b. Develop and review plans, programs and strategies of present and future Company Grade issues for referral to the Board.
c. Maintain a list of Company Grade point-of-contacts within their MSCs and communicate to them current issues.
d. Report annually to the General Conference.
Committee on Finance
1. The Committee on Finance shall consist of seven members for staggered terms of three years each and is composed of:
a. The best qualified members with a financial background from the Membership at Large.
b. One member selected who shall serve as chairman.
c. The Treasurer of the Association as an ex-officio member.
2. The Committee on Finance shall:
a. Review the annual budget of the Association as developed by the Executive Director, revise, amend or modify it as desired and recommend its adoption by the Board.
b. Develop and recommend to the Board fiscal policies for the Association.
Committee on Membership
1. The Committee on Membership shall consist of seven members and is composed of:
a. One member who shall serve as chairman.
b. Appointments made to fill vacancies created other than end of tenure shall be from the same component as the member vacating the position, and only to fill the unexpired term.
2. The Committee on Membership shall:
a. Assess the vitality of the Association membership program.
b. Develop and review plans, programs and strategies for future membership initiative for referral to the Board.
c. Review all programs for associate and corporate membership submitted to the Board for appropriateness and submit a recommendation to the Board.
Committee on Warrant Officer Issues
1. The Committee on Warrant Officer Issues shall consist of at large members recruited annually with no terms or limits and is composed of:
a. The Warrant Officer Representative to the Board.
b. Appointments made to fill vacancies created other than by end of tenure shall be only to fill the unexpired term.
2. The Committee on Warrant Officer Issues shall:
a. Assess the vitality of the Warrant Officer Corps in the Association.
b. Develop and review plans, programs and strategies of present and future Warrant Officer issues for the Board.
c. Maintain a list of Warrant Officer points-of-contact within the State and communicate current issues.
d. Report annually to the General Conference.
Committee on Communications
The Committee on Communications shall advise the Board of Directors and members of the Association on ways to improve the public's awareness of the functions and contributions of the National Guard Association of Georgia. The committee will consist of a chair appointed by the Board and the committee will recruit members annually from the at large membership.
Committee on Georgia Guard Insurance Trust (GGIT)
1. The GGIT Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, who shall chair the committee, and four additional members elected by the Board of Directors for staggered four-year terms.
2. This committee shall serve as the NGAGA Trustees on the GGIT effective at the first meeting after 1 July each year. Trustee vacancies will be filled by election of the Board of Directors within 3 months of the occurrence of the vacancy.
3. It shall be the duty of this committee to recommend ways to promote and sustain participation in the GGIT Program.
4. The Committee shall have the Insurance Trust Administrator present the status of the GGIT Program to the members at the General Conference.
Committee on State Conference
The chair of the State Conference Committee will be appointed by the Board from the at large membership. The committee will be recruited annually from at large members of NGAGA and be representative of the ARNG and ANG MSCs.
The purpose of this committee is to plan, coordinate and execute the annual state conference.
Committee on National Conference
The chair of the National Conference Committee will be appointed by the Board from the at large membership. The committee will be recruited annually from at large members of NGAGA and be representative of the ARNG and ANG MSCs.
The purpose of this committee is to plan, coordinate and execute the annual national conference.
Committee on Nominations
1. The Committee on Nominations shall consist of a chairman and two additional members.
2. The Committee on Nominations shall:
a. Not later than sixty days prior to the General Conference, prepare a slate of nominations consisting of the names of one eligible member of the Association for each office to be filled by the General Conference.
b. Convene on the first day of a General Conference which is required to elect officers of the Association and have placed in nomination the names of those members seeking officer positions.
c. Prepare a slate of nominations for any vacancies on the Board required to be filled by the General Conference, consisting of the names of members of the Association referred to it by the Board.
d. In the event that more than one eligible member is proposed in the Committee on Nominations for an office of the Association, voting on such nomination in that committee shall be by roll call, and each member of the committee shall cast one vote.
Committee on Resolutions
1. The Committee on Resolutions shall consist of the President Elect as chairman, one Army National Guard delegate and one Air National Guard delegate, designated by the President with the concurrence of the Board of Directors to serve during a General Conference of the Association. The committee may recruit additional subject matter experts from ARNG and ANG MSCs as needed.
2. The Committee on Resolutions shall:
a. Consider each resolution referred thereto and may revise, amend or modify it as desired.
b. Recommend that each resolution be adopted, rejected or withdrawn by the sponsoring state or states.
3. The Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions shall:
a. Appoint the Army National Guard members of the Committee as a subcommittee to consider and report on resolutions pertaining to the Army National Guard.
b. Appoint the Air National Guard members of the Committee as a subcommittee to consider and report on resolutions pertaining to the Air National Guard.
c. Designate the chairperson of each subcommittee.
d. Convene the full committee to consider and act on the report of each subcommittee and consider and act on resolutions which pertain to both the Army and Air National Guard.
e. Report to the conference those resolutions which the Committee recommends for adoption.
Committee on Industry Relations
The Committee on Industry Relations shall advise the Board of Directors and members of the Association on ways to improve the relationship between the Association and our industry partners. The committee will consist of a chair appointed by the Board and the committee will recruit members annually from the at large membership.