Sec. 2.03. APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the effective date of this Act, the Commissioners Court of Gaines County shall appoint three persons, the governing body of the city of Seminole shall appoint two persons, and the governing body of the city of Seagraves shall appoint two persons to serve as initial directors of the district. The four persons appointed by the governing bodies of the cities of Seminole and Seagraves shall represent the municipalities within the county, and the three persons appointed by the Commissioners Court of Gaines County shall represent the unincorporated areas of the county.

(b) A vacancy on the initial board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term.

(c) The Commissioners Court of Gaines County and the governing bodies of the cities of Seminole and Seagraves shall each appoint one initial director to serve a term expiring on May 1 of the first year after the year in which the original appointment is made. In addition, the Commissioners Court of Gaines County shall appoint two initial directors and the governing bodies of the cities of Seminole and Seagraves shall each appoint one initial director to serve terms expiring on May 1 of the second year after the year in which the original appointment is made. Successor directors serve two-year terms.