Section 19-520. Advisory Boards

a. Taxi and limousine commission advisory
  board.   There shall  be  an  advisory  board  whose  members  shall  be
  appointed for two-year terms by the mayor to enable the commission to be
  kept  aware of current views of all segments of the taxi industry and of
  the public and  to  be  available  to  the  commission  to  provide  the
  expertise of its members for the better administration of the commission
  and service to the public.
    b.  The  advisory  board  shall consist of fifteen members, one member
  each  representing  the  taxi  industry,  labor,  the  commissioner   of
  transportation,   the  commissioner  of  consumer  affairs,  the  police
  commissioner, the director of the bureau of franchises, owner-drivers of
  taxis, the coach and limousine  service  industry,  the  private  livery
  industry,  the  chairperson  of  the  consumer affairs committee and the
  finance committee of the council and five members of the general public,
  one from each of the boroughs of the city.
    c. Advisory board on transportation of the handicapped. There shall be
  an  advisory  board  to  advise  the  commission  as  to  fees,   safety
  regulations  and any other matters concerning wheelchair accessible vans
  and handicapped transportation services.
    d. This board shall consist of fifteen members  to  be  appointed  for
  two-year  terms as follows: two, at least one of whom is handicapped, by
  the delegation of council members from each borough and five,  at  least
  three  of  whom  are  handicapped, by the mayor on recommendation of the
  director of the office for the handicapped. The members  of  this  board
  shall serve without compensation except for reasonable expenses incurred
  in the transportation to and from meetings of said board.
    e.  Livery  advisory  board. There shall be a livery advisory board to
  consist of not more than twenty members to  be  appointed  for  two-year
  terms  by  the  chairman  to  advise  the  commission concerning matters
  relating to the livery industry, including the preparation of rules  and
  regulations  for  the  class  of  for-hire  vehicles  commonly  known as
  "liveries," for the owners and drivers thereof, and for  livery  vehicle
  base operators.
    f.  There  shall be a drivers' advisory board to advise the commission
  on matters of safety, conditions of work and  the  fair  enforcement  of
  laws  and  rules  governing  drivers  licensed  by the commission and to
  examine complaints about these matters solely to facilitate the  board's
  ability  to  advise the commission. This board shall consist of fourteen
  members each of whom shall, at the time of appointment  and  thereafter,
  possess,  for  at  least  one  year,  a  valid  driver's license in good
  standing issued by the commission. The board shall be comprised  of  two
  taxicab  lease  drivers and two independent taxicab owner-operators, two
  for-hire vehicle fleet drivers  and  two  independent  for-hire  vehicle
  operators,  two  black  car  drivers,  two  commuter van drivers and two
  paratransit drivers. Half the members  within  each  category  shall  be
  appointed  by  the speaker of the council and half shall be appointed by
  the mayor all for two-year terms, none of whom shall be an  employee  or
  staff  member  of the council or the commission. The board shall meet no
  less  often  than  every  three  months,  unless  the  board  determines
  otherwise,  but  in  no event shall the board meet less often than every
  six months.