Section 173.370 - Organizational meeting - officers - secretary, appointment, duties, compensation, executive director, appointment, compensation1. The chairman of the coordinating board shall call and convene the initial organizational meeting of the authority and shall serve as its chairman pro tem. At the initial meeting and annually thereafter, the authority shall elect one of its members as chairman and one as vice chairman. In addition, at the initial meeting and annually thereafter, the authority shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer either of whom may be a member of the authority and, if not a member of the authority, shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by action of the authority. The authority may appoint an executive director who shall not be a member of the authority and who shall serve at its pleasure. If an executive director is appointed, he shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by action of the authority. The authority may designate the secretary to act in lieu of the executive director. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and shall be the custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority, the minute books or journal thereof, and its official seal. The secretary may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that the copies are true and correct copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely on such certificates. The authority, by resolution duly adopted, shall fix the powers and duties of its executive director as it may from time to time deem proper and necessary.2. The executive director, with approval of the authority, may hire such additional employees as may be needed to carry out the functions and purposes of the authority. These employees shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by action of the authority.