Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.802
There is created a board of control for the institution, as a state institution, which shall consist of 8 members to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for terms of 8 years each, except that of the members first appointed, 2 members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years each, 2 members for terms of 4 years each, 2 members for terms of 6 years each, and 2 members for terms of 8 years each, and the terms of office of the first members of the board shall commence on July 1, 1950. Members of the board shall qualify by taking and filing the constitutional oath of office. Members of the board shall serve until the appointment and qualification of their successors. Members of the board may be removed by the governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. Vacancies in the board shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term in like manner as original appointments. The board shall be a body corporate and shall have power to contract and be contracted with. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to actual and necessary expenses incurred in performance of official duties. The board shall have control and management of the institution, and is authorized to incur such expenses and to employ such personnel as shall be necessary in carrying out its functions. The board is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or devises of property, real, personal, or mixed, for the benefit of the institution. The board is further authorized and empowered to do any other act or acts necessary in the proper management of the institution as a state institution.
MCL 390.802