The Order of the Augustan Eagle(OAE), a dependency of The Augustan Society, Inc., is governed by a Council of the Order, commonly called the Eagle Council.
The members of the Eagle Council are:
*The [[Eagle Assistant Secretary General]], normally the Society's [[Assistant Secretary]];
*The [[Eagle Assistant Receiver General]], normally the Society's [[Assistant Treasurer]]; and
*The [[Eagle Administrator]], normally a member of the [[Headquarters Staff]].
The Eagle Council is charged to meet at least annually at the call of the Chief of the Order. Meetings are chaired by the Chief, and in his absence the gavel falls to other members in the order given above.
The duties of the Eagle Council include:
*Making recommendations to the [[Board]] on changes to the Society's [[Mission Statement]] and [[Vision Statement]];*Setting Society membership privileges[[Membership Privileges]];*Setting Society member discounts;*Setting the Order [[Warrant of Precedence ]] for the Societyand the OAE;*Settling disputes between members in matters of honor, where both parties agree to accept the ruling of the Council (Note: This duty may be delegated to an uninvolved member or members of the Council, or if none are available, to an uninvolved member or members of the OAE.);*Establishing the specific duties of the component offices; and*Such other duties as may be delegated to them by the [[Board]].
Primary among such other duties at present is the charge to maintain the [[Five-Year Plan]].
When the Eagle Council cannot meet due to insufficient officers having been named to obtain a quorum, their work may be done by an ad hoc committee of willing members under the chairmanship of anyone other than a member of the Eagle Council.