APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS

(a) The Leon County Commissioners Court shall appoint three directors, of whom: (1) one must represent the interests of municipalities in the county, or must be a director or employee of a rural water supply corporation in the county, or both; (2) one must be a bona fide agricultural producer who derives a substantial portion of the producer's income from agriculture in the county; and (3) one must represent active industrial interests in the county. (b) The Madison County Commissioners Court shall appoint three directors, of whom: (1) one must represent the interests of municipalities in the county, or must be a director or employee of a rural water supply corporation in the county, or both; (2) one must be a bona fide agricultural producer who derives a substantial portion of the producer's income from agriculture in the county; and (3) one must represent active industrial interests in the county. (c) The Freestone County Commissioners Court shall appoint three directors, of whom: (1) one must represent the interests of municipalities in the county, or must be a director or employee of a rural water supply corporation in the county, or both; (2) one must be a bona fide agricultural producer who derives a substantial portion of the producer's income from agriculture in the county; and (3) one must represent active industrial interests in the county. (d) On January 1 of each even-numbered year, the appropriate commissioners courts shall appoint the appropriate number of directors.