N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 827

§ 827. Board of directors. The board of directors of the authority\nshall consist of thirteen members, as follows: The commissioner of\nagriculture and markets or the commissioner's representative shall be a\nmember ex-officio. The board of supervisors of each of the counties in\nthe district shall each name directors as follows: Onondaga, three;\nOswego, two; Cayuga, two; Madison, two; Cortland, one; Oneida, one, and\nWayne, one. One member from each of the above-named counties may be\neither a producer or non-producer of agricultural products; the other\nmembers named by the board of supervisors of the counties in the\ndistrict entitled to additional directors shall be persons engaged in\nfarming and deriving a greater part of their income therefrom, and all\nsuch appointments made after May first, nineteen hundred forty-four,\nshall be producers who actually sell all or part of their produce on the\nCentral New York Regional Market.\n Each member shall continue as a member during the pleasure of the body\nappointing him or her, and upon a vacancy occurring by the filing with\nthe secretary of the authority of a duly certified copy of the\nresolution signifying that an appointment has been terminated, or upon\nresignation of a member, or a vacancy occurring in any other manner, it\nshall be filled in a manner corresponding to the original appointment.\nEach member shall, before entering upon the duties of office, take the\nconstitutional oath of office and file the same in the office of the\nsecretary of state. One more than one half of the duly qualified members\nshall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the\nconcurrence of one more than one half of the duly qualified members at a\nmeeting shall be necessary to the validity of any resolution, order or\ndetermination. Any member may be removed by the governor for\ninefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after a hearing\nupon charges and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel upon\nnot less than ten days' notice. The members shall not receive a salary\nor other compensation, but shall be paid actual expenses incurred in\nattending meetings of the board and in performing committee work\nassigned to them by the board. Expenses for travel shall not exceed the\nper mile rate allowed state employees for use of personal cars. Expenses\nof a special or extraordinary nature may be allowed by resolution of the\nboard.\n