Governance

Duties and Principles

The AGD House of Delegates (HOD) consists of 200 delegates, based on the number of active, retired, and emeriti members within each AGD constituent. Each constituent is entitled to at least one voting delegate.

As the legislative body of the AGD, the HOD can amend the AGD Constitution and Bylaws, as prescribed in Article X of the Constitution and Chapter XIX of the Bylaws, and determine the policies to govern the AGD in all its activities except those which are specifically delegated in these Bylaws to other AGD agencies.

Read more about the description and duties of an AGD delegate.MS Word

For more information and resources specific to your role as an AGD Delegate, contact executiveoffice@agd.org.
Governance Principles

The AGD Board of Trustees developed the Eleven Principles of Board Governance to use throughout their meetings. Consider adopting these principals to guide you throughout your delegate experience.

  1. Trusteeship: Sitting in trust for others is the role of the Board. This Board is accountable to those others who could be corporate owners, the community as owners, or members of an association.
  2. Authority resides in the group, not individuals.
  3. A Board decision is speaking with one voice.
  4. Speak positively about the strategic outcomes; stay out of strategies except to restrict or set boundaries for what is acceptable in activities or circumstances. Limitations are stated in the negative.
  5. Decide the most general issues in each area before deciding more specific issues in any area. In creating restraints, the Board is more and more specific when it wants to constrain the choices of the executive director and chairperson. Read all eleven principles.