(1) The board of directors shall, at its first meeting or as soon thereafter as practicable, appoint by a majority vote a general manager and a secretary. A director may not be the general manager or the secretary. The board of directors may assign the district's operator, as defined in 37-42-102, the additional duties of a general manager.
(2) The general manager and secretary must receive the compensation that the board determines, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the board.