The board of directors of the authority consists of seven members. The Governor shall appoint seven members to the board for four-year staggered terms. No more than five members of the board may be members of the same political party. Source: SL 1978, ch 9 , §§ 3, 39; SL 1982, ch 17 , § 32; SL 1986, ch 14 , § 6; SL 1987, ch 16 , § 2; SL 2009, ch 6 , § 1.