STANDING COMMITTEE · GOVERNANCE
Resolutions Committee
Reviews resolutions and presents them to the membership.
MISSION
Give members a clear, fair process for raising issues as formal resolutions, and present well-researched resolutions to the conference.
WHO SERVES
A chair and vice chair, the president, and one Army and one Air Guard member from each chapter or state.
Core responsibilities
- Consider each resolution referred to it, revising it only for clarity — never changing its meaning or content
- Consider resolutions submitted in writing by the published deadline, with exceptions allowed by the chair
- Research the intent, content and accuracy of resolutions submitted from the floor
- Report to the conference only the resolutions the committee recommends for adoption, and file the rest with the secretary
Typical duties as written in association bylaws. Your bylaws and standing rules may differ.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
Ideas for an active committee
- Publish a resolution template — the familiar WHEREAS and RESOLVED format — with the deadline
- Help members write clear, actionable resolutions
- Research each resolution's facts and current status
- Coordinate with the legislation committee on resolutions about laws
- Forward adopted resolutions to the agencies or national associations they address
- Track and report what happened to each resolution
ANNUAL CYCLE
- SpringPublish template and deadline
- DeadlineCollect and research resolutions
- ConferenceCommittee meeting and report
- After conferenceForward adopted resolutions; track outcomes
How to measure success
- Resolutions submitted on time
- Adopted resolutions acted on
- Outcomes reported back to members
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