Mich. Admin. Code R. 32.11
Rule 1. The chief executive in the department of military affairs is the director, who also serves as adjutant general. Appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the governor, the adjutant general is also the commanding general of the Michigan national guard. The office of the director is the hub of policymaking for the department and maintains offices in Lansing. His office affects the overall department and derives its authority from the constitution, Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being §§ 16.225 to 16.228 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, popularly referred to as the executive organization act of 1965, and other laws assigned specifically to the adjutant general or director for administration. The director has a small staff to which is assigned specific responsibilities in program areas that are vital to his responsibility as the chief officer. The director and the various component divisions within the department of military affairs cooperate with all state and local agencies in the implementation of their assigned responsibilities and, more specifically, with the department of state police in rendering military support to civil authority in time of emergency under order of the governor.
Mich. Admin. Code R. 32.11