2015 New York Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 17 - (Religious Corporations) METHODIST CHURCHES
326 - Changing number of trustees.

  326.  Changing number of trustees. An incorporated United Methodist
  church may, at its annual corporate meeting where trustees are  elected,
  by  vote  change  the  number  of  its trustees to three, six or nine by
  adding more trustees, one-third of which  shall  be  elected  for  three
  years,  one-third for two years and one-third for one year; or by voting
  to discontinue the offices of certain specified trustees as they expire,
  one-third of said offices to be discontinued each year, until the number
  left is the number decided upon. Such changes in the board  of  trustees
  shall  always  provide that at least two-thirds of the trustees shall be
  members of The United Methodist church. No such changes shall affect the
  terms of the trustees then in office, but each shall hold  office  until
  his  full term has expired unless his office shall terminate as provided
  for elsewhere in this article.