2006 New York Code - Board Decision And Order.

 
    §  24-187  Board decision and order. (a) If any party files exceptions
  to the decision of the hearing officer or member of the board conducting
  a hearing within the prescribed time, the board shall review the  record
  and  issue  its  decision  and  order  in which it may adopt, modify, or
  reject the findings, conclusions, and  recommendations  of  the  hearing
  officer or member of the board who conducted the hearing.
    (b)  The  decision  of  the  board  shall  contain  findings  of fact,
  conclusions of law, and reasons for the decision on all material  issues
  raised,  and an order either dismissing the allegations of the notice of
  violation or sustaining them in whole or in part.
    (c) The board may exercise one or  more  of  its  powers  pursuant  to
  section 24-178 of this code, as it deems appropriate if:
    (1)  The allegations in the notice of violation are sustained in whole
  or in part; or
    (2) The respondent is in default under section 24-185 of this code.
    (d)  The  decision  and  order  of  the  board  shall  be  its   final
  determination. A judicial proceeding must be commenced within two months
  after the service of such decision and order.