Office of the Governor MEMO Austin, Texas 78711 Phone (512) 475-3021 DATE: January 8, 1982 TO: Governor William P. Clements, Jr. David Herndon, General Counsel RE: National Governors' Association (NGA) "Agenda for the Eighties" Task Force This Task Force has been given the responsibility of considering the purpose, mission and functions of the National Governor's Association. Do you have arly...5..ar_riguluguril.you would like presented to this Task Force? Some of the issues the Task Force is planning to focus on are: 1. Nature and purposes of relations between NGA and associations of executive branch officials, regional governors' associations, and state/Washington, D.C. offices; 2. Missions of NGA and funding sources committed to each mission; 3. Activities of governors within the NGA framework, and the governors' role as constitutional partners in the federal system; 4. Are the standing committee structure and procedures of NGA sufficient; and, 5. Financial support of NGA and appropriate distribution of monies within the association. DH:sr JAN151982 DAVID HERNDON General Counsel