(a) The Lawrence County shall be composed of five , elected from single-member one through five, inclusive, by the qualified voters residing within each district. The five districts shall be apportioned as provided by law. Each commissioner shall reside in the district he or she represents at the time of qualifying for office and during his or her tenure. The of the commission shall rotate among the five members of the commission with each commissioner serving as chair for one-fifth of his or her four-year term of office.
(b) The composition and election of the county commission as it existed on January 1, 2003, is ratified and confirmed. This section shall continue to apply to commissioners elected for a term of office for county commissioners in Lawrence County on or after that date.