Missouri Revised Statutes Title VI. County, Township and Political Subdivision Government § 67.1739. Distribution of board members--new county entering district, appointment of board members, when--restrictions--certain years, county executives to determine allocation of board members, arbitration, when

(1) Until January 1, 2012:

(2) As of January 1, 2012, and every ten years thereafter, the allocation of the board of directors shall be determined by the executive of each member county, except that no two board members from any county of the first classification with a charter form of government and having a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants shall be residents of the same county council district of such county until one board member has been selected from each county council district. During the period between September 1, 2011, and January 1, 2012, and during an identical period every ten years after such initial period, the executives of each member county shall meet to determine the appropriate allocation of board members among the counties, including addressing the allocation of staggered terms among the various counties and taking into account the factors set forth in this section. If the executives are unable to agree on an appropriate allocation, then the matter shall be submitted to binding arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted by three persons selected by lot from the roster of qualified commercial arbitrators in the eastern district of Missouri maintained by the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrators shall be rendered before January 1, 2012, or before January first of the appropriate ten-year period thereafter. If, as a result of the reallocation provided by this subdivision, any county loses members on the board, the executive of such county shall designate which board member or members from such county shall resign. If, as a result of the reallocation provided by this subdivision, a county gains members on the board, the executive of such county shall appoint additional board members with the advice and consent of the governing body of such county.