N.Y. PVH Law § 45-C — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 3 / Section 45-C
Homeless housing and assistance corporation
Status: in_force

§ 45-c. Homeless housing and assistance corporation. 1. There is\nhereby established a public benefit corporation known as the "homeless\nhousing and assistance corporation" as a subsidiary corporation of the\nagency.\n  2. The agency may transfer to such subsidiary corporation any real,\npersonal or mixed property in order to carry out the purposes of title\none of article two-A of the social services law. Such subsidiary\ncorporation shall have all the privileges, immunities, tax exemption and\nother exemptions of the agency to the extent the same are not\ninconsistent with this section.\n  3. The membership of such subsidiary corporation shall consist of the\ncommissioner of social services, who shall also serve as its\nchairperson, the chairperson of the agency and one additional member to\nbe appointed by the chairperson of the homeless housing and assistance\ncorporation, who shall serve at the pleasure of such chairperson. The\npowers of the corporation shall be vested in and exercised by no less\nthan two of the members thereof then in office. The corporation may\ndelegate to one or more of its members, or its officers, agents and\nemployees, such duties and powers as it may deem proper.\n  3-a. The commissioner of social services, and the chairman of the\nagency may each appoint an individual to represent them at all meetings\nof the corporation from which they may be absent. Any such\nrepresentative so designated shall have the power to attend and to vote\nat any meeting of the corporation as if the commissioner of social\nservices or chairperson of the agency were present and voting. Such\ndesignation shall be by written notice filed with the chairperson of the\ncorporation. The designation of such person shall continue until revoked\nat any time by written notice to such chairperson. Such designation\nshall not be deemed to limit the power of the commissioner of social\nservices or the chairperson of the agency to attend and vote at any\nmeeting of the corporation.\n  4. No officer or member of the corporation shall receive any\nadditional compensation, either direct or indirect, other than\nreimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of his duties, by reason of his serving as a member,\ndirector, or trustee of such subsidiary corporation.\n  5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, general,\nspecial or local, no officer or employee of the state, or of any civil\ndivision thereof, or any public benefit corporation, shall be deemed to\nhave forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment by reason of\nhis acceptance of membership on the corporation created by this section.\n  6. The fiscal year of such subsidiary corporation shall begin with the\nfirst day of April of each year and end with the next following\nthirty-first day of March.\n  7. The corporation shall have the power to:\n  (a) Sue and be sued;\n  (b) Have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n  (c) Make and alter by-laws for its organization and internal\nmanagement and make rules and regulations governing the use of its\nproperty and facilities;\n  (d) Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or\nconvenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this\nchapter;\n  (e) Acquire, hold and dispose of real or personal property for its\ncorporate purposes;\n  (f) Engage the services of private consultants on a contract basis for\nrendering professional and technical assistance advice;\n  (g) Procure insurance against any loss in connection with its\nactivities, properties and other assets, in such amount and from such\ninsurance as it deems desirable; and\n  (h) Invest any funds of the corporation, or any other monies under its\ncustody and control not required for immediate use or disbursement, at\nthe discretion of the corporation, in obligations of the state or the\nUnited States government or obligations the principal and interest of\nwhich are obligations in which the comptroller of the state is\nauthorized to invest pursuant to section ninety-eight of the state\nfinance law.\n  8. The corporation may do any and all things necessary or convenient\nto carry out and exercise the powers given and granted by this section\nand title one of article two-A of the social services law including, but\nnot limited to contracting with the commissioner of social services to\nadminister any of the provisions of title one of article two-A of the\nsocial services law.\n  9. The agency and all other state officers, departments, boards,\ndivisions, commissions, public authorities and public benefit\ncorporations may render such services to the corporation within their\nrespective functions as may be requested by the corporation.\n  10. Notwithstanding the provisions of article one-A of the public\nauthorities law, contracts entered into by the corporation pursuant to\ntitle one of article two-A of the social services law shall not be\nsubject to the provisions of article one-A of the public authorities\nlaw.\n