2006 New York Code - Board Of Directors.

 
    §  827.  Board  of  directors. The board of directors of the authority
  shall consist of thirteen  members,  as  follows:  The  commissioner  of
  agriculture  and markets or the commissioner's representative shall be a
  member ex-officio. The board of supervisors of each of the  counties  in
  the  district  shall  each  name  directors as follows: Onondaga, three;
  Oswego, two; Cayuga, two; Madison, two; Cortland, one; Oneida, one,  and
  Wayne,  one.  One  member  from  each of the above-named counties may be
  either a producer or non-producer of agricultural  products;  the  other
  members  named  by  the  board  of  supervisors  of  the counties in the
  district entitled to additional directors shall be  persons  engaged  in
  farming  and  deriving a greater part of their income therefrom, and all
  such appointments made after May  first,  nineteen  hundred  forty-four,
  shall be producers who actually sell all or part of their produce on the
  Central New York Regional Market.
    Each member shall continue as a member during the pleasure of the body
  appointing  him  or her, and upon a vacancy occurring by the filing with
  the secretary  of  the  authority  of  a  duly  certified  copy  of  the
  resolution  signifying  that an appointment has been terminated, or upon
  resignation of a member, or a vacancy occurring in any other manner,  it
  shall  be  filled in a manner corresponding to the original appointment.
  Each member shall, before entering upon the duties of office,  take  the
  constitutional  oath  of  office  and file the same in the office of the
  secretary of state. One more than one half of the duly qualified members
  shall constitute a quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  and  the
  concurrence of one more than one half of the duly qualified members at a
  meeting  shall  be necessary to the validity of any resolution, order or
  determination.  Any  member  may  be  removed  by   the   governor   for
  inefficiency,  neglect  of duty or misconduct in office, after a hearing
  upon charges and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel upon
  not less than ten days' notice. The members shall not receive  a  salary
  or  other  compensation,  but  shall be paid actual expenses incurred in
  attending meetings  of  the  board  and  in  performing  committee  work
  assigned  to them by the board. Expenses for travel shall not exceed the
  per mile rate allowed state employees for use of personal cars. Expenses
  of a special or extraordinary nature may be allowed by resolution of the
  board.