Sec. 7. (a) Each eligible political subdivision described in section 2 of this chapter and each eligible political subdivision that joins the MPO under section 4 of this chapter is considered a member of the MPO.
(b) The highest ranking elected official, executive director, or board president of each MPO member shall serve on the MPO policy board.
(c) A member of the MPO policy board described in subsection (b) may appoint a proxy of record to serve in the member's place as a member of the MPO policy board. The proxy of record has the same authority to act and vote on all matters as does the member.