(1) Each area vocational district established pursuant to this part 1 shall have a board of control, referred to in this article as the "board". The board shall consist of the members of the board of control of the local college district contained in the area vocational district and one member from each of the school districts contained in the area vocational district, who shall be appointed by the school district's board of directors for a term of three years.

(2) The board shall meet and select from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The board shall prescribe by resolution the duties of said officers. In addition to other powers provided by resolution, the president shall preside over meetings of the board and shall vote as a member of the board.

(3) The regular meetings of the board shall be held as the board shall decide; except that there shall be no less than four regular meetings each year. Additional or special meetings may be held upon call of the president or a majority of the board. The secretary of the board shall notify the members of all meetings. All special and regular meetings of the board shall be held at locations which are within the boundaries of the district or which are within the boundaries of any county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so long as the meeting location does not exceed twenty miles from the district boundaries. The provisions of this subsection (3) governing the location of meetings may be waived only if the following criteria are met:

(a) The proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board; and

(b) A resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this subsection (3) and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting.