NY Pub Auth L § 50 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 1-A - New York State Public Authorities Control Board 50 - New York State Public Authorities Control Board; Creation; Procedure.

§  50.  New  York  state  public  authorities control board; creation;   procedure. 1. The New York state public  authorities  control  board  is   hereby  created to have and exercise the powers, duties and prerogatives   provided by the provisions of this chapter and any  other  provision  of   law.2. The membership of the board shall consist of five persons appointed   by  the  governor,  of which one shall be upon the recommendation of the   temporary president of the senate, one upon the  recommendation  of  the   speaker  of  the  assembly,  one upon the recommendation of the minority   leader of the senate and one upon the  recommendation  of  the  minority   leader  of  the assembly. The members appointed by the governor upon the   recommendation of the minority leader of the  senate  and  the  minority   leader  of the assembly shall be non-voting members whose comments shall   be entered upon any official record of board  proceedings  in  the  same   manner as voting members' comments, unless objection is raised by any of   the  voting  members in which case, notwithstanding any provision of law   to the contrary, such comments by non-voting members  shall  not  be  so   entered.  The  term  of the members first appointed shall continue until   January thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-seven,  except  that  the   term  of  the  members  first  appointed upon the recommendations of the   minority leader of the senate and the minority leader  of  the  assembly   shall continue until January thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-four,   and  thereafter  their  successors  shall  serve  for a term of one year   ending on January thirty-first in each year. Upon recommendation of  the   nominating party, the governor may replace any member in accordance with   the  provision  contained  herein  for  the  appointment of members. The   governor shall designate one of the members to serve  as  chairman.  The   board  shall  act  by unanimous vote of the voting members of the board.   Any determination of the board shall be  evidenced  by  a  certification   thereof  executed  by  all  the voting members. Each member of the board   shall be entitled to designate a representative to  attend  meetings  of   the  board  in  his place, and to vote or otherwise act on his behalf in   his absence. Notice of such designation shall be furnished in writing to   the board by the designating member. A representative shall serve at the   pleasure of the designating member during the member's term of office. A   representative shall not be authorized to delegate any of his duties  or   functions to any other person.3.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provisions  of  law,  general,   special or local, no officer or employee of the state, of any  political   subdivision  of  the  state,  of  any  governmental entity operating any   public  school  or  college  or  of   any   other   public   agency   or   instrumentality  or  unit  of  government  which  exercises governmental   powers under the laws  of  the  state,  shall  forfeit  such  office  or   employment   by  reason  of  acceptance  or  appointment  as  a  member,   representative, officer, employee  or  agent  of  the  board  nor  shall   service  as  such  member, representative, officer, employee or agent of   the board be deemed incompatible or in  conflict  with  such  office  or   employment.  The  members,  their representatives, officers and staff to   the board shall be  deemed  employees  within  the  meaning  of  section   seventeen of the public officers law.4.  The  members  of  the board shall serve without salary or per diem   allowance  but  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  actual  and   necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  official duties   pursuant to this section or other provision  of  law,  provided  however   that such members and representatives are not, at the time such expenses   are incurred, public employees otherwise entitled to such reimbursement.