Each commissioner of an airport authority shall hold office until the commissioner’s successor has been appointed and has qualified. The certificates of the appointment and reappointment of commissioners must be filed with the authority. The appointing authority shall establish the rate of compensation for commissioners, and actual expenses incurred by commissioners may be reimbursed at the official reimbursement rates of the appointing authority.

The powers of each authority are vested in its commissioners. A majority of the commissioners of an authority constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of not less than a majority of the commissioners present.

Each authority shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among the commissioners. An authority may employ an executive director, secretary, technical experts, and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. An authority may obtain legal services from the chief law officer of the municipality or municipalities included in the authority or may employ its own legal counsel. An authority may delegate powers or duties to its agents or employees as it deems proper.