The committee shall select a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members, and other officers as it deems necessary. The committee may adopt such regulations as it deems necessary for the conduct of its meetings and functions to carry out the objectives of this article.
The office of the chairperson and vice chairperson shall alternate annually between the producer and processor members. In any year that a processor member is the chairperson, a producer member shall be the vice chairperson, and in any year that a producer member is the chairperson, a processor member shall be vice chairperson. The committee may recommend such subcommittees as it deems necessary to assist the committee and the director.