(1) An individual appointed by, or from nominations made by, the county or township to the authority board shall be qualified by training or experience to perform the functions that are required of a member of the authority board by this act.

  (2) Each individual appointed by, or from nominations made by, the county or township and each individual elected to the authority board shall be and remain during his or her term of office either a record owner of real property within the authority district or a resident of this state, but need not be a resident of the authority district or of the county or a township where the authority district is located. Each individual appointed by the state treasurer to the first authority board under section 8(4)(a)(ii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), or (d)(ii) or to a subsequent authority board shall be and remain during his or her term of office an employee of the department. Each individual appointed to the first authority board under section 8(4)(a)(i), (a)(iii), (b)(i), (b)(iii), (c)(i), (c)(iii), (d)(i), or (d)(iii) and each successor to the member appointed under section 8(4)(a)(iii), (b)(iii), (c)(iii), or (d)(iii) shall reside within the county within which the authority district is located, and at least 1 such individual shall reside within a township within which the authority district is located.

  (3) Upon appointing an individual to the authority board, the person making the appointment shall file a dated certificate certifying the name, address, and term of office of the individual appointed with the secretary of state and shall provide a copy to the individual appointed and, in the case of an appointment to the first authority board, to the person who filed the petition under section 4. Upon election of an individual to the authority board, the secretary of the authority shall file a dated certificate certifying the name, address, and term of office of the individual elected with the secretary of state and shall provide a copy to the individual elected.

  (4) An individual elected or appointed to the authority board shall qualify by taking, subscribing, and filing the constitutional oath of office not more than 14 days after the date of the certificate certifying his or her election or appointment. The oath shall be filed with the secretary of state.