2016 New York Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 8 - (Religious Corporations) Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches
170 - Election and salary of ministers.

  170.  Election  and salary of ministers.  The ministers of any such
  church shall be called, settled or removed  and  their  salaries  fixed,
  only  by  the vote of a majority of the members of such corporation duly
  qualified to vote at elections present and voting at a meeting  of  such
  corporation   specially   called   for   that  purpose,  in  the  manner
  hereinbefore provided for the call of special  meetings;  and  any  such
  corporation may, by its by-laws, make the call, settlement or removal of
  its  ministers  dependent  upon  a concurrent vote of the unincorporated
  church connected with such corporation; and in that case the concurrence
  of a majority of the members of such unincorporated church, present  and
  voting at a meeting thereof, called for that purpose, shall be necessary
  to the call, settlement or removal of such ministers.