| 1. Board of directors. The authority consists of a board of |
5 8 directors appointed by the Governor each to serve for 5 |
years; except for those first appointed one director is appointed |
for one year, one director for 2 years, one director for 3 years |
and one director for 4 years. Three of the directors must be |
appointed by the Governor, one representing each of the 3 county |
commissioner districts in Washington County, from a list of |
candidates provided by the county commissioners in each of the |
county commissioner districts in Washington County. Immediately |
after their appointments, the directors of the authority shall |
enter upon their duties. The Governor shall name one of the |
appointed members as chair of the authority. The directors shall |
elect a treasurer and a secretary who need not be members of the |
authority and any other officers as the board of directors from |
time to time considers necessary. Any vacancy must be filled for |
the unexpired term by the Governor. A vacancy in the authority |
does not impair the right of a quorum of the directors to |
exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the |
authority. The Governor may remove a member from the authority |
for misconduct. |