(1) Members of the board of trustees shall be representative of the area designated under section 1904-G(a)(2) and may include school administrators, community education council officials, business leaders and government officials.

(2) Members of the board of trustees shall be appointed for terms of three years each, except that those persons initially appointed shall draw lots to determine which trustees shall serve for a term of three years, which trustees shall serve for a term of two years and which trustees shall serve for a term of one year. To the extent practicable, from those trustees initially appointed, an equal number shall draw lots to serve for a term of three years, for a term of two years and for a term of one year. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for terms of three years each.

(3) Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the existing board. A trustee may succeed himself. Following the expiration of the initial terms assigned under paragraph (2), no member shall serve for more than an additional three consecutive terms.

(4) The secretary shall convene an initial meeting of the board of trustees within 30 days of the secretary's appointment of a board of trustees under this section. After the initial meeting, the board of trustees shall meet at such times each year as the board of trustees determines to be necessary to satisfy the requirements of this article.

(5) The board of trustees shall adopt standing operating rules and procedures, bylaws and articles of incorporation.

(6) The board of trustees shall establish an advisory council of presidents, or their designees, from institutions with postsecondary education programs within the region designated under section 1904-G(a)(2). The advisory council shall meet quarterly to discuss employer and work force needs, new educational offerings and general coordination of service and facilities. One advisory council member representing a community college and one advisory council member that is a president of a college or university shall serve as cochairperson.

(7) The board of trustees shall choose from among its members a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary.

(8) A majority of the members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum.

(9) Trustees shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed by the rural regional college for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.