NY Gen Mun L § 980-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 19-A - Business Improvement Districts 980-M - District Management Association.

§  980-m.  District  management  association.  (a)  There  shall  be a district management association for each district  established  pursuant to  the  provisions  of  this  article  (which  shall  pursuant  to  the not-for-profit corporation law have one or more classes  or  membership, voting or non-voting) for the purpose of carrying out such activities as may   be  prescribed  in  the  plan.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of  paragraph  (e)  of  section  six  hundred  eleven  of  the not-for-profit  corporation  law,  the  certificate  of incorporation or by-laws of such association shall provide for voting  representation  of owners of property and tenants within the district, and may provide that the  votes  of members who are property owners be weighted in proportion to the assessment levied or to be levied against the  properties  within the  district,  provided that in no case shall the total number of votes assigned to any one such member or to any number of such  members  under common ownership or control exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of the total number of votes which may be cast.  (b)  The  board  of  directors of the association shall be composed of representatives of owners and tenants  within  the  district,  provided, however,  that  not  less than a majority of its members shall represent owners and  provided  further  that  tenants  of  commercial  space  and dwelling  units  within  the  district  shall also be represented on the board. The board shall include, in addition, three members,  one  member appointed  by  each of the following: the chief executive officer of the municipality, the chief financial officer of the  municipality  and  the legislative  body.  Provided,  that in a city having a population of one million or more, the third additional member shall be appointed  by  the borough  president of the borough in which the district is located and a fourth additional member  shall  be  appointed  by  the  council  member representing  the  council  district  in  which the proposed district is located, or if the proposed district is located in more than one council district, the fourth additional member will be appointed by the  speaker of  the  city  council  after  consultation  with  the  council  members representing the council districts in which  the  proposed  district  is located.  The additional three members (four in a city of one million or more) shall serve as the incorporators of the  association  pursuant  to the  not-for-profit corporation law. The association may be incorporated prior to the effective date of any district established pursuant to this article.  (c) In addition to such other powers as are conferred on  it  by  law, the  district  management  association  may  make recommendations to the legislative body with respect to any matter involving or relating to the district.  (d) For such consideration as it may deem appropriate  and  consistent with  the  powers  granted  pursuant to section nine hundred eighty-c of this article, the legislative body may license or grant to the  district management  association  the  right  to  undertake  or permit commercial activities or other private uses of the streets or other  parts  of  the district in which the municipality has any real property interest.  (e)  The  district management association shall give written notice of meetings to all members of such  association  pursuant  to  section  six hundred  five  of the not-for-profit corporation law notwithstanding the eligibility of members of the district management association  to  vote. The  district management association shall also make available, upon the request of a member, minutes of such meetings.