NY Cty L § 327 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 6-A - Local Enhanced Wireless 911 Program 327 - New York State Interoperable and Emergency Communication Board Membership.

§  327. New York state interoperable and emergency communication board membership. 1. The board shall consist of twenty-five members who  shall be selected as follows:  (a)   one   shall   be   the  statewide  interoperable  and  emergency communication coordinator, or his or her  designee,  who  shall  be  the chairperson of the board;  (b) one shall be the commissioner of criminal justice services, or his or her designee;  (c) one shall be the superintendent of the state police, or his or her designee;  (d)  one shall be the adjutant general of the division of military and naval affairs, or his or her designee;  (e) one shall be the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services, or his or her designee;  (f) one shall be the commissioner of the department of transportation, or his or her designee;  (g) one shall be the commissioner of the department of health, or  his or her designee;  (h)  one shall be the director of the office of information technology services, or his or her designee;  (i) seven shall be appointed by the governor; provided, however,  that no more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph shall be  from the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of this section;  (j) five shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; provided, however, that  no  more than  one such appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of  this section; and  (k) five shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the  speaker  of  the assembly; provided, however, that no more than one such appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from the  same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of this section.   2.  The  members  appointed  upon  the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, and the members appointed by the governor pursuant to paragraph (c) of  subdivision  one of  this section, shall have experience with interoperable and emergency communication issues, and shall be representative of chiefs  of  police, sheriffs,  fire  chiefs  and  departments,  ambulance service providers, including  proprietary  or  volunteer  ambulance  services,  county  911 coordinators,    emergency    managers,    local    elected   officials, non-governmental organizations specializing in disaster  relief,  tribal nation  representation,  and  statewide first responder associations, or representatives of consumer interests.   3. Each board member shall be appointed for  a  term  of  four  years. Vacancies  in the board occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the  unexpired  term  in  the  same  manner  as  the original  appointment. The board shall meet as frequently as it may deem necessary and at least four times each year on such dates as agreed upon by the board. The board may approve and from time to time  amend  bylaws in  relation  to  its  meetings  and  the transaction of its business. A majority of the members of the board then in office shall  constitute  a quorum  for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power by the board.   4. Members of the  board  shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their services,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, no officer or employee of the  state  or  any  political  subdivision  of  the  state shall forfeit such office or employment by reason of acceptance or appointment as  a  member  of  the board. For purposes of section thirteen of article thirteen of the state constitution,  membership on the board by a sheriff shall not constitute public office.   5. Article two of the state administrative  procedure  act  shall  not apply,  provided,  however,  that  the  board  shall  publicly  post the standards proposed pursuant to section  three  hundred  twenty-eight  of this article no later than forty-five days prior to their adoption. Such standards  shall  be  posted  in  appropriate  publications,  the  state register  and  on  the  division  of  homeland  security  and  emergency services'  website.  During  such forty-five day period, the board shall receive and consider public comment on  the  proposed  standards  before adopting  final  standards. Upon final adoption, those standards adopted pursuant to section three hundred twenty-eight of this article shall  be posted  in  appropriate  publications,  the  state  register  and on the division of homeland security and emergency services' website.   6. The board shall be subject to articles six and seven of the  public officers law.