(1) Within the executive office of the governor an Indian affairs commission is created to consist of 11 members appointed by the governor. Nine members shall have not less than 1/4 quantum Indian blood, 2 of whom shall be from Indian reservations and recommended by the intertribal council, 5 of whom shall be appointed by the governor from geographic areas representative of Indian population, and 2 of whom shall be appointed by the governor from a city having a population greater than 1,000,000 and 2 members at large, not necessarily Indian.

    (2) All members shall be appointed for 3-year terms, not more than 4 of which shall expire in the same year except that of the members first appointed, 3 each shall be appointed for terms of 1, 2, and 3 years. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term in accordance with subsection (1).

    (3) The governor shall appoint the 2 additional members of the commission before April 1, 1979. Of the additional members appointed, 1 shall be for a term of 2 years and 1 for a term of 3 years.