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A. One member of the Senate appointed by the President of the | Senate; |
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| B. One member of the House of Representatives who is not a | member of the same political party as the Senator appointed | under paragraph A, appointed by the Speaker of the House; |
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| C. Three members who must be state agency or department | heads or their designees, appointed by the Governor. The | Governor may appoint the fiscal administrator of the | unorganized territory in lieu of an agency or department | head; |
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| D. Five members appointed by the Governor who represent | regional governments, 3 of whom must be county officials | recommended by a statewide association of county | commissioners and 2 of whom must represent regional planning | agencies, councils of government or other regional bodies; |
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| E. Five members appointed by the Governor who represent | local government, 3 of whom must be municipal officials | recommended by a statewide municipal association and 2 of | whom must represent school administrative units or other | special-purpose districts that represent 2 or more | municipalities; and |
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| F. Two members appointed by the Governor who represent | nongovernmental entities with experience in regionalization, | consolidation and customer service, one from the not-for- | profit sector and one from the for-profit sector.; and |
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| G.__Two members appointed by the Governor who represent | public safety, one of whom must be a municipal official | recommended by a statewide organization representing public | safety interests and one of whom must be a county official | recommended by a statewide association of county | commissioners. |
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| The Governor shall appoint at least 3 members from each of 3 | regions defined as follows: Region 1: Aroostook, Hancock, | Penobscot, Piscataquis and Washington counties; Region 2: | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, | Sagadahoc, Somerset and Waldo counties; and Region 3: Cumberland | and York counties. The Governor shall make every effort to | ensure a geographic diversity of membership from each region. |
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| | 2. Chairs. The 2 legislative members of the advisory group | commission are the cochairs. |
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