A tenant, where applicable, shall be appointed by the town from a list of names submitted by a duly recognized tenants' organization in the town. A tenants' organization may submit a list to the board of selectmen that shall contain not less than 2 and not more than 5 names and the board shall make the appointment from among the names so submitted; provided, however, that if there is no such tenants' organization, the housing authority shall immediately post notices throughout the common areas of the authority and provide each household with notice of the opportunity to be appointed to the housing authority board and, if any person wishes to be considered for such appointment, that person shall submit their name within 30 days thereafter to the town clerk; provided further, that the notice shall include contact information for the town clerk and for any independent technical training programs available pursuant to section 5B. The board of selectmen shall appoint a tenant member from the list; provided, however, that where federal law requires the town to maintain a member who is a federally-subsidized tenant, a federally-subsidized tenant shall be given preference for the appointment. If there are no public housing units owned and operated by the local housing authority and if there are no such units owned and operated on behalf of the local housing authority, the board of selectmen shall appoint a person meeting the eligibility requirements for a tenant member. If a list of names is not submitted within 60 days after a vacancy occurs, the board of selectmen shall appoint a tenant member of its own choosing to the authority. The town shall provide any written notice to tenants' organizations as required by this section not less than 90 days before the expiration of the