NY Exec L § 964 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 46 - Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve 964 - Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Council.

§ 964. Long  Island  South  Shore Estuary reserve council. 1. There is   hereby established a Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council  to   assist  in the development, advise in the implementation, and review the   effectiveness of a comprehensive management plan  for  the  Long  Island   South  Shore  Estuary  Reserve  that the state and local governments may   implement.2. The council shall  consist  of  twenty-three  voting  members:  the   secretary  of state, who shall be the chair; the county executive of the   county of Nassau; the county executive of the  county  of  Suffolk;  the   supervisor  of  the  city of Long Beach, the supervisors of the towns of   Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Babylon, Islip,  Brookhaven  and  Southampton;  a   mayor,  appointed  by the conference of mayors, from a village bordering   the South Shore Estuary to represent the villages within the South Shore   Estuary Reserve, all of the aforementioned whom may appoint a  designee;   the chair of the citizens advisory committee; the chair of the technical   advisory committee; a member of the Great South Bay Audubon Society, the   dean of the Marine Sciences Research Center at Stony Brook or his or her   designee,   a  member  of  the  New  York  Sportsfishing  Federation,  a   representative of the Long Island Association, and a  representative  of   the Long Island Builders Institute, Incorporated, however, if any of the   previous  five  member  organizations decline to serve on the council, a   replacement organization which represents  the  same  interests  as  the   organization  that  is  vacating shall be nominated by a majority of the   remaining voting members of the council and appointed by  the  secretary   of state; the secretary of state shall appoint one member who shall be a   representative  of  a  property  owner  association  from a community or   communities bordering the South Shore Estuary to represent the interests   of property owners within the South Shore Estuary  Reserve;  the  county   executive of the county of Nassau shall appoint two members, one of whom   shall  be  a representative of the marina industry and one of whom shall   be a representative of a regional environmental organization; the county   executive of the county of Suffolk shall appoint  two  members,  one  of   whom  shall  be a representative of a local baymen's association and one   of whom shall be a representative of the charter or party boat industry.   All members shall reside in Nassau or  Suffolk  county  and  shall  have   demonstrated  expertise  in  the functional areas to be addressed by the   council.3. The department shall convene and conduct the council's meetings and   record and prepare minutes.4. Terms of appointment. The terms of  all  members  who  are  elected   public  officials  shall  be  concurrent with their terms of office. All   other members shall serve for a term of four years or thereafter until a   successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall  be  made   for  the  remainder  of  the  affected  term  in  the same manner as the   original appointment was made. Such appointment  shall  be  made  within   sixty days of the date the position becomes vacant.5.  Thirteen  voting  members  shall  constitute  a quorum. Any action   requiring a vote or  any  adoption  by  the  council  shall  require  an   affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the voting members.6. If any member of the council fails to attend at least sixty percent   of  the  meetings  during  a  period  of  twelve consecutive months, the   department shall notify the designating authority.7. The members of the council shall  serve  without  compensation  and   shall not be reimbursed for personal expenses.