2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University › Article 125 - City University of New York › 6204 - Board of Trustees.

§ 6204. Board  of  trustees. 1. The board of trustees shall govern and
administer the city university. The control of the educational  work  of
the  city  university  shall  rest solely in the board of trustees which
shall  govern  and  administer  all  educational  units  of   the   city
university.
2. Structure of the board of trustees:
(a)  The board of trustees shall consist of seventeen trustees. Ten of
the trustees shall be appointed by the  governor  with  the  advice  and
consent  of  the  senate. Five of the trustees shall be appointed by the
mayor of the city of New York with the advice and consent of the senate.
One ex-officio trustee  shall  be  the  chairperson  of  the  university
student   senate.   One  ex-officio  non-voting  trustee  shall  be  the
chairperson of the university faculty senate.
(b) The ex-officio trustees shall be afforded the  same  parliamentary
privileges  as are conferred upon the appointed trustees. The ex-officio
trustees shall be subject to every provision of any general, special  or
local  law, ordinance, charter, code, rule or regulation applying to the
appointed trustees of the board with respect to the discharge  of  their
duties  including,  but  not  limited to, those provisions setting forth
codes of ethics, disclosure requirements and  prohibiting  business  and
professional  activities.  The  chair  of  the university faculty senate
shall not participate as a voting trustee in any matter.
(c) Except as provided in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and  (iii)  of  this
paragraph,  the  term of office of each appointed trustee shall be seven
years renewable solely for one additional term of seven years.
(i) The members of the board of higher education in the  city  of  New
York  shall  be  and constitute the members of the board of trustees for
the period beginning  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine  and
ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine.
(ii)  Effective  January  first, nineteen hundred eighty, the governor
shall appoint one trustee to a term which  expires  on  June  thirtieth,
nineteen  hundred  eighty,  two  trustees  to terms which expire on June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one, one  trustee  to  a  term  which
expires  on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-two, two trustees to
terms which expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-three, one
trustee to a term which expires  on  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred
eighty-four,  two  trustees  to  terms  which  expire on June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred eighty-five, and one trustee to a term which expires on
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-six. Upon expirations  of  these
terms, the governor shall appoint trustees to full seven year terms.
(iii)  Effective  January  first,  nineteen  hundred eighty, the mayor
shall appoint one trustee to a term which  expires  on  June  thirtieth,
nineteen  hundred  eighty,  one  trustee to a term which expires on June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-two, one  trustee  to  a  term  which
expires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-three, one trustee to
a  term  which  expires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five,
and one trustee to a term which  expires  on  June  thirtieth,  nineteen
hundred  eighty-six.    Upon  expiration  of  the  terms the mayor shall
appoint trustees to full seven year terms.
(d) A chairperson and a vice chairperson  of  the  board  of  trustees
shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(e)  At least four of the trustees initially appointed by the governor
and two of the trustees initially appointed by  the  mayor  pursuant  to
this subdivision shall be selected from among the persons serving on the
board  of higher education in the city of New York, on and after January
first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine.
(f) The five trustees appointed by the mayor shall  include  at  least
one resident of each of the five boroughs of the city of New York.
(g)  The trustees appointed by the governor shall include at least one
resident of each of the five boroughs of the city of New York.
(h)  The  trustees  appointed  by the mayor shall include at least one
alumnus of an educational unit in  the  city  university.  The  trustees
appointed  by  the  governor  shall  include  at least two alumnae of an
educational unit in the city university including  at  least  one  other
alumnus of a community college.
(i)  In  the  event of a vacancy occurring in the office of trustee by
death, resignation or otherwise, a successor shall be chosen in the same
manner as was the trustee whose office became vacant, to serve  for  the
balance of the term.
(j)  Any  trustee  appointed  by  the  governor  may be removed by the
governor and any trustee appointed by the mayor may be  removed  by  the
mayor.   Removal of a trustee by the governor or the mayor shall be upon
proof of (i) official misconduct or neglect of official duties; or  (ii)
mental  or  physical inability to perform his duties. Before the removal
of a trustee, the trustee shall receive due and timely written notice of
the charges and a copy of the charges. The trustee shall be entitled  to
a  hearing  on  the charges pursuant to due and timely notice before the
governor or the mayor, as the case may be,  and  to  the  assistance  of
counsel on such hearing.
(k)  Trustees  shall  receive  no  compensation for their services but
shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred  by
them in the performance of their duties under this article.
3.  Meetings of the board of trustees. (a) The by-laws of the board of
trustees shall provide for regular meetings. At least seven days  notice
of every regular meeting and a copy of the agenda for that meeting shall
be  mailed  to  the  usual  address of each trustee. Resolutions for the
consideration of the board of trustees  must  be  mailed  to  the  usual
address  of  each  trustee  no  less than seven days prior to a meeting,
unless the chair shall make available in  writing  on  the  day  of  the
meeting  the  facts which necessitate an immediate vote. The agendas for
such meetings shall be available electronically on the  city  university
of New York website three days prior to the meetings unless an executive
committee  meeting  has been called in which an agenda must be available
twenty-four hours in advance, and shall be considered public records.  A
summary  of  resolutions  and  board actions for any such meeting of the
board  of  trustees  shall  be  electronically  available  on  the  city
university  of  New  York  website  no  later  than seven days after the
meeting and shall be considered public records.  The  approved  minutes,
attendance,  voting  record,  and either transcripts or video record for
any such meeting must be posted no later than seven days following their
approval by the board. Information posted on the city university of  New
York  website  regarding  board  of trustee meetings shall remain on the
site as archived data for a minimum of ten years. All meetings shall  be
held in accordance with article seven of the public officers law.
(b)  The chairperson, the vice chairperson or any five trustees acting
by petition, may at any time call a special  meeting  of  the  board  of
trustees and fix the time and place therefor. Each trustee shall receive
telephonic  or  written notice of a special meeting at least twenty-four
hours prior  to  the  special  meeting.  An  agenda  for  such  meeting,
including meetings of any committees and subcommittees under the purview
of  the board of trustees, shall be available electronically on the city
university of New York website twenty-four hours prior  to  the  special
meeting  of the board and shall be considered a public record. A summary
of resolutions and board actions for any such meeting of  the  board  of
trustees shall be electronically available on the city university of New
York  website  no  later  than seven days after the meeting and shall be

considered a public record. The  approved  minutes,  attendance,  voting
record, and either transcripts or video record for any such meeting must
be  posted  no  later  than  seven  days following their approval by the
board.  Information  posted  on  the city university of New York website
regarding board of trustee meetings shall remain on the site as archived
data for a minimum of ten years.  Any  such  meeting  of  the  board  of
trustees  shall  be  conducted  in  accordance with article seven of the
public officers law.
(c) Nine trustees attending a meeting shall constitute  a  quorum  for
the transaction of business by the board of trustees.
(d)  (i)  The board of trustees shall hold at least one public hearing
each year in each of the five boroughs of the  city  of  New  York.  The
purpose  of  such  hearing  shall be to receive testimony and statements
from concerned individuals about university issues.
(ii) The board of trustees shall fix the  time,  place,  duration  and
format of each hearing.
(iii) At least thirty days notice of the hearing shall be given by the
chairperson  of  the  board  of  trustees to all of the trustees, to all
presidents of educational units, to the chair of  faculty-senate  bodies
of   educational   units,   to  all  student  government  presidents  of
educational units, to the borough president, the  members  of  the  city
council,  the  members  of  the  board  of estimate, the local community
boards of the borough where the hearing is to be held and to the  media.
The notice shall contain the time, place and date of the public hearing.
Such  information  shall  be  made  electronically available on the city
university of New York  website.  Any  such  meeting  of  the  board  of
trustees  shall  be  conducted  in  accordance with article seven of the
public officers law.
(iv) At least three trustees shall attend each hearing.