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The Order of the Augustan Eagle, 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 President of the Society, who serves as Chief of the Order
• The Eagle Grand Marshal
• The Eagle Grand Chancellor
• The Eagle Vice-Chancellor
• The Eagle Secretary General
• The Eagle Receiver General

Ex officio members of the Eagle Council are:

• The Eagle Assistant Secretary General, normally the Society's Assistant Secretary and a Consul
• The Eagle Assistant Receiver General, normally the Society's Assistant Treasurer and a Consul
• The Eagle Administrator, contractually one of the Consuls

The Eagle Council is charged to meet at least annually. Meetings are chaired by the Chief of the Order, in his absence the gavel falls to other members in the order given above.

A quorum of the Eagle Council is three (not counting ex officio members). Upon the failure of a council meeting to obtain a quorum, urgent items will be decided upon by the Directors present at the next regular meeting of the Board

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
• Setting Society member discounts
• Setting the Order of Precedence for the Society
• 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
• Such other duties as may be delegated to them by the Board

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