A convention facilities authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following members:
Each director shall have been a qualified elector of, or shall have had his business or place of employment in the county creating the authority for a period of at least three years next preceding his appointment.
Original appointments to the board of directors shall be made by a date that shall be specified by the board of county commissioners in its resolution creating the authority, provided, if the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution to levy the tax under section 5739.026 of the Revised Code for the purpose of division (A)(1) of such section, the original appointments shall be made not later than thirty days after the adoption of the resolution to levy that tax.
The directors first appointed shall serve staggered terms, as set forth in the authorizing resolution of the board of county commissioners. Thereafter, each successor shall serve for a term of four years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term. Any director is eligible for reappointment.
The directors shall elect one director as chairman and another as vice-chairman; shall designate their terms of office; and shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum, the affirmative vote of which shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
Each director shall be entitled to receive from the authority reimbursement for reasonable expenses in the performance of his duties . The board of county commissioners may fix the compensation of the directors or determine that they shall serve without compensation.
R.C. §351.04