Purpose: The Commercial Council is the commercial component of the Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR). The Commercial Council represents the collective commercial real estate constituencies of GAR, including affiliated commercial organizations. The Commercial Council shall work to identify and serve the unified needs of commercial practitioner members throughout the state of Georgia.
Composition:
Number on Committee: Twelve (12)
Chairman: Appointed by the President
Vice Chairman: Appointed by the President-Elect
Makeup: One member having commercial practitioner experience from each GAR region, one member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®, one member of the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance of Savannah/Hilton Head, Inc, and one “at-large” member. Committee members having one or more of the NAR Commercial Affiliate designations shall also serve to represent the respective affiliate’s interest in the Commercial Council. The GAR President and President-Elect, and the National Association of REALTORS® Commercial Alliance Committee member from Georgia (if position is filled) are ex-officio members.
Restrictions: N/A
Term: Two years (staggered)
Limits: N/A
Quorum: Five
Reporting: Executive Committee, Board of Directors
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To encourage the adoption and implementation of securing a path to membership in the Georgia Association of REALTORS® to other commercial real estate professional groups.
- To coordinate the Georgia Association of REALTORS® activities to increase interaction with commercial real estate professionals, GAR membership and other commercial business organizations, and governmental and non-governmental agencies that serve Georgia.
- To perform such other duties as directed by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or the President, or approved by the Committee.