(a) Subject to such limitations as may be contained in the agreement provided for in § 14-143-103, the management and control of each authority and its property, operations, business, and affairs shall be lodged in a board of not less than six (6) nor more than twenty-four (24) persons who shall be appointed for terms of six (6) years each as hereinafter provided.
(b) The number of members that each of the participating governmental units is entitled to appoint to the board shall be set forth in the agreement provided for in § 14-143-103. However, each of the participating governmental units shall be entitled to appoint at least one (1) member to the board. Appointments shall be made by the mayor of each participating municipality and the county judge of each participating county.
(c) The members of the authority shall have staggered terms, as provided in the agreement establishing the authority, as follows: One-third (1/3) of the members for six-year terms; one-third (1/3) of the members for four-year terms; and one-third (1/3) of the members for two-year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for six-year terms.
(d) All members of the board appointed by the participating municipalities and counties shall be bona fide residents and qualified electors of the county or municipality which the members represent.
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