The board of directors shall be responsible for insuring compliance with these rules and regulations and shall designate one or more persons, other than the executive director, as records access officer or officers to coordinate the authority's response to public requests for inspection and copying of records. The designation shall include the name or specific job title and business address of such access officer. The designation of a records access officer or officers shall not be construed to prohibit other authority officers and employees who have been authorized previously to make records or information available to the public from continuing to do so.