A. The board of directors shall, through procedures it adopts, add 4 advisory board members who serve the board of directors in an advisory capacity but have no power to bind the center. Each of the 4 advisory members must be selected to represent the interests of one of the following public safety and service agencies: fire, police, ambulance and emergency medical services and general governmental services. The 4 advisory board members may not vote on matters related to financial issues but may register advisory votes on any other policy or procedural issues as determined by a simple majority of the board of directors.

B. The board of directors shall operate for a period not to exceed 3 years from the date of the center's inception. At the end of that period, the terms of the initial board members terminate and a permanent board of directors must be established. A participating entity may not have more than 2 representatives serving on the board of directors. The permanent board members serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. If they participate in the center, the following entities may have representatives on the permanent board of directors:

(1) The Maine State Police, appointed by the Chief of the State Police;

(2) The Kennebec County Commissioners, appointed by the chair of the Kennebec County Commissioners;

(3) Each of the 5 largest municipalities, by population, appointed by their municipal governing boards;

(4) Two municipalities appointed by the governing council as at-large directors for 2-year terms. At- large directors may be reelected and are not restricted from serving more than one term;

(5) Public service sectors: fire, police, ambulance and emergency medical services and nonemergency ancillary governmental services represented by 4 advisory board members selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the board. The 4 advisory members may not vote on matters related to financial issues but may register advisory votes on any other policy or procedural issues as determined by a simple majority of the board of directors; and