In an order of consolidation or merger of two or more districts, the county board:
(1) Shall appoint, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, five electors of the surviving or successor district as members of the first district board of the consolidated district.
(2) May appoint, if there are fewer than 10 electors registered in the consolidated district, any owner of land within the district who is also an elector of the state as defined in ORS 246.012.