Every authority, upon the first appointment of its members and thereafter on or after February 1 in each year, shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice chairman who shall hold office until February 1 next ensuing and until their respective successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Every authority may also appoint and employ a secretary, a treasurer, such professional and technical advisers and experts, and such other officers, agents and employees as it may require, and it shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties and compensation.

L.1967, c. 136, s. 6, eff. June 28, 1967.