N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 239-o

§ 239-o. Creation, appointment and terms. The governing board of any\ncounty, city, village or town may by resolution create a commission on\nhuman rights. The governing board shall determine the number of members\nof such commission, the terms of the members, the manner of appointment\nof the members, the selection of a chairman and the compensation, if\nany, to be paid to them. In selecting the membership of the commission,\nthe governing board shall take into consideration the various ages,\nraces, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender\nidentity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing\ngenetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, domestic\nviolence victim status and political groups in the community. The\nestablishment of such a commission at one level of local government\nshall not preclude establishment of such a commission at other levels of\nlocal government.\n