N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 629

§ 629. Elmira urban renewal agency. An urban renewal agency, to be\nknown as the Elmira urban renewal agency, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in articles\nfifteen and fifteen-A of this chapter and in accordance with article\neighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It shall\nconstitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration and\nconsist of the mayor, the six council members and the city manager in an\nex-officio capacity. It shall have the powers and duties now or\nhereafter conferred by article fifteen-A of this chapter upon municipal\nrenewal agencies. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and\nsubject to the provisions of article fifteen-A of this chapter and the\nagency, its members, officers and employees and its operations and\nactivities shall in all respects be covered by the provisions of such\narticle.\n