The term of office of each attorney member of the board shall commence at the conclusion of the annual meeting next succeeding his or her election or appointment, and he or she shall hold office until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified. For the purposes of this section, the time intervening between any two successive annual meetings shall be deemed to be one year.
Except as specified in Section 6013.1, vacancies in the board of trustees shall be filled by the board by special election or by appointment for the unexpired term.
The board of trustees may provide by rule for an interim board to act in the place and stead of the board when because of vacancies during
terms of office there is less than a quorum of the board.