(a)

(1) Subject to subsection (b), the authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the county mayor of each county, or the county mayor's designee, that is a member of the authority. Subject to § 64-10-215, the following counties shall comprise the authority: Anderson; Campbell; Cumberland; Fentress; Loudon; Morgan; Roane; and Scott.

(2) The term of any designee shall expire with the term of the county mayor who appointed such designee. The initial terms of designees, if any, shall be as follows:

(A) The initial terms of the designees from Anderson and Cumberland counties shall be one (1) year;

(B) The initial terms of the designees from Loudon, Morgan and Fentress counties shall be two (2) years; and

(C) The initial terms of the designees from Campbell, Roane and Scott counties shall be three (3) years.

(3) Following the initial terms of service, the term of office for each designee shall be three (3) years.

(4) The board shall also have two (2) nonvoting members as follows:

(A) The president of Roane State Community College, or the president's designee; and

(B) One (1) member elected by the board.

(5) The board shall, at its first meeting of each calendar year, elect from its voting membership a chair, a vice chair, a secretary and a treasurer, each to serve terms of one (1) year and until a successor is elected.

(6) The term of office of the county mayor serving on the board shall be coterminous with such official's elective term of office.

(b) Should a board member who is a designee attend less than fifty percent (50%) of the called meetings during a calendar year, the board is authorized to declare a vacancy on the board for that position. The board shall then notify the county mayor who appointed such designee of the vacancy and, if the county mayor fails to appoint a new designee within thirty (30) days, then the board shall, by majority vote, replace the member with a knowledgeable person from the county for which a vacancy was declared by the board.

(c) The board shall meet at least quarterly. More frequent meetings may be called at the discretion of the board.