The policy advisory committee has the following membership:
(1) the Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's designee;
(2) the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner's designee;
(3) the Commissioner of Natural Resources or the Commissioner's designee;
(4) the Commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the Commissioner's designee;
(5) two officials of counties that are located in the metropolitan area, appointed by the Governor, in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Counties;
(6) five officials of noncounty local governmental units that are located in the metropolitan area, appointed by the Governor, in consultation with the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities;
(7) the Chair of the Metropolitan Council or the Chair's designee, who is Chair of the advisory committee;
(8) one official each from the counties of Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright, appointed by the Governor, in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Counties and the League of Minnesota Cities; and
(9) a representative of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services, and a representative of the Minneapolis Water Department, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the mayor of the city of Minneapolis.
A local government unit in each of the seven counties in the metropolitan area and Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright Counties must be represented in the 11 appointments made under clauses (5), (6), and (8).