Section 7. Appointment, qualifications, compensation and tenure of directors  


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  • The two members from the county  board  shall  be  appointed
      annually.   The other members shall serve for terms of three years each,
      except that the first three appointed shall be designated to  serve  for
      terms  of  one,  two and three years respectively. A director shall hold
      office until  his  successor  has  been  appointed  and  has  qualified.
      Vacancies  shall  be  filled  for  the  unexpired term. The selection of
      successors to fill an unexpired  term  or  for  a  full  term  shall  be
      according to the manner in which the respective retiring directors shall
      have been selected.
        Any  director may be removed by the county board upon acceptable proof
      presented by the district board,  the  county  board  or  by  the  state
      committee upon notice and hearing for neglect of duty, continued absence
      from meetings, failure to perform accepted assignments or malfeasance in
      office and for no other reason.
        The compensation of the members of the governing body of the district,
      for  performing  services as directors of the district shall be fixed by
      the county board for each calendar day they are actually engaged in  the
      performance  of  their  duties,  and mileage in going and returning from
      places where they are required to go in the performance of their duties,
      provided funds are made available by the county board for this purpose.