The Pierce County Arts Commission shall elect one of its members president and one of its members vice-president. Each shall hold office for one year or until his or her successor is elected. The president and vice-president shall be elected at the first meeting of the Commission after July 1st of each year. In the absence or inability of the president to perform his or her duties as president, the vice-president is authorized, in his or her stead, to perform and carry out all of the duties and obligations of the office of president.