The GMA Bylaws state that the Officers of the Association include a president, first, second, and third vice president, the immediate past president, and the Executive Director.

The Board of Directors consists of:

• All Officers of the Association
• Past presidents who are active elected officials of a GMA member city
• District Officers in designated Board positions (see District Officer section)
• Fourteen directors elected at-large from the state
• Highest-ranking officer of the Georgia City-County Management Association who serves in a GMA member city
• President of the Georgia Municipal Clerks Association
• President of the GMA City Attorneys Section
• Chairperson of the Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System
• Chairperson of the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute
• Chairpersons of the standing Policy Committees established by the Board