The Board consists of 11 members. With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint 8 members who represent one or more of the following: Municipal government; County government; A sanitary or a metropolitan commission; Waterworks supervision; Wastewater works or industrial wastewater works supervision; Agriculture; Industrial wastewater works superintendents; and The Maryland Environmental Service. The Secretary shall appoint: 1 engineer member from the Department; and 2 public members who represent the community at large. Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. The term of a member appointed by the Governor is 4 years. The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1981. The terms of those members end as follows: Three in 1982; One in 1983; One in 1984; and Two in 1985. At the end of a term, a member appointed by the Governor continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed by the Governor after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. The members appointed by the Secretary serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Governor may remove for incompetence or misconduct a member appointed by the Governor.