Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 1709.503. Committee membership

The Local Government Advisory Committee shall consist of the Lieutenant Governor, who shall be the chairperson thereof, and fourteen additional members. Five members of the committee shall be elected officials of local government appointed by the Governor, representing, one each, the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities and the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners. Each of these associations shall submit a list of three nominees to the Governor. The Governor shall select one member from each list within 30 days of the receipt of such list, or else may request one or more associations to submit, within 30 days, one substitute list. If an association fails to submit a substitute list as requested by the Governor, the Governor may appoint any member of that association at his or her discretion. Four members of the committee shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall be representative of persons or entities having an interest in the local affairs of the Commonwealth, who may include, but are not necessarily limited to, nonprofit organizations supporting local government and members of the general public. One member of the committee shall be a representative of the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, appointed by the Governor. The four remaining members shall be appointed, one each, by the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.