(1) The district shall elect a board of directors, except as provided in subsection (2).
(2) If no qualified electors reside in the district at a time when directors of the district are to be elected, the directors must be appointed in a certificate of appointment. The certificate of appointment must be signed by the owners of all of the real property in the district and must contain the signed acceptance of the appointment by all of the directors.
(3) The board of directors is the governing body of the district.