Annually, on or before the last Monday in March, the legislative branch of each member municipality shall appoint its representative to the Board of Supervisors. Appointments shall be in writing, signed by the chair of the legislative branch, and presented to the Clerk of the District. The legislative branch, by majority vote, may remove its approved representative during the one-year term for stated reasons. In addition, each legislative body is encouraged to appoint an alternative representative to the Board of Supervisors who shall act as the appointed representative during his or her absence. The clerk of the member municipality shall certify to the Clerk of the District the name of the persons appointed as representative and alternate. (Amended 2017, No. M-1, § 1.)