Sec. 17. (a) Notwithstanding:
(1) section 5 of this chapter; and
(2) IC 14-33-2-4;
the new district shall be composed of seven (7) areas established by the court. Each area must contain approximately the same number of freeholders.
(b) The board consists of seven (7) members, one (1) member from each of the areas of the new district.
(c) After the appointment of the initial directors, the subsequent directors shall be elected as provided in IC 14-33-5-2 through IC 14-33-5-9, except that freeholders may vote only for the nominees representing the area of the freeholder. In addition:
(1) a director must be:
(A) a freeholder of the area the director represents; or
(B) an officer or a nominee of a corporate freeholder of the area the director represents; and
(2) nominations for a director may only be made by the freeholders of the director's area.