A. The SWAC shall consist of 15 voting members, to be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by a majority vote of the County Council, who shall represent a balance of interests including, but not limited to, citizens, public interest groups, business, the waste management industry, and local public officials. All members shall serve without compensation. At least seven of the voting members shall be from the unincorporated areas of Pierce County.

B. In addition to the 15 voting members, representatives from the Pierce County Council, the Department of Planning and Public Works, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, and any company which provides municipal solid waste disposal services under contract to Pierce County (or to a city or town which has entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Pierce County for solid waste planning services) shall be invited by the Pierce County Executive to serve as non-voting members of the SWAC.