Section 42-0103. The Historic Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership

1.  The  Historic  Saratoga-Washington  on  the  Hudson Partnership is
  hereby established in the department to be a body corporate  and  public
  and  to  consist  of  up  to  twenty-two  voting  members. The following
  individuals shall be invited to become members: the  supervisor  of  the
  town  of  Saratoga,  the  supervisor  of  the  town  of Fort Edward, the
  supervisor of the town of Greenwich,  the  supervisor  of  the  town  of
  Easton,  the supervisor of the town of Stillwater, the supervisor of the
  town of Waterford, the supervisor of the  town  of  Northumberland,  the
  supervisor  of  the  town  of  Halfmoon,  the  supervisor of the town of
  Mechanicville, the mayor of the city of Mechanicville, the mayor of  the
  village of Schuylerville, the mayor of the village of Victory, the mayor
  of  the  village of Stillwater, the mayor of the village of Fort Edward,
  the mayor of the village of Greenwich, and the mayor of the  village  of
  Waterford.  In  addition, six members shall be appointed as follows: two
  shall be appointed by the  governor,  two  shall  be  appointed  by  the
  temporary  president  of  the  senate, and two shall be appointed by the
  speaker of the assembly.  The  commissioner  and  the  commissioners  of
  agriculture and markets, and parks, recreation and historic preservation
  shall  be  nonvoting  ex-officio  members  of  the  partnership. The six
  appointed members of the partnership, three of which shall be  residents
  of  Saratoga  county and three of which shall be residents of Washington
  county, shall by training, education and  experience  or  attainment  be
  qualified  to  analyze,  interpret  and/or  support  matters relevant to
  historical, environmental, economic or scenic preservation work  of  the
  partnership.  Each  ex-officio member of the partnership may designate a
  representative  to  attend,  in  his  or  her  place,  meetings  of  the
  partnership and to act in his or her behalf at meetings and with respect
  to the business of the partnership.
    2.  The term of office for appointees shall be four years. Members may
  serve on the partnership until they resign or are replaced. In the event
  of a vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of a member's  term,
  such  vacancy  shall  be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in
  the same manner as the original appointment.
    3. A majority of the members of the  partnership  shall  constitute  a
  quorum.
    4.  The  members  of the partnership shall receive no compensation for
  their services,  but  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  their
  expenses  actually  and necessarily incurred in the performance of their
  duties.
    5.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provisions  of  law,  general,
  special,  or  local,  no  officer  or employee of the state or any civil
  division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his
  or her office or employment by  reason  of  his  or  her  acceptance  of
  membership on the partnership.
    6.  At  the initial meeting, the partnership shall elect officers, who
  shall serve at the pleasure of the partnership.
    7. The partnership shall come into being,  upon  the  receipt  by  the
  commissioner,   of  notice  from  eight  municipal  voting  members  the
  intention to join the partnership.
    8. The partnership shall meet at least once  every  two  months  until
  approval of the plan by the commissioner as provided pursuant to section
  42-0109 of this article, and at least once every quarter thereafter.
    9.  Every  state  agency and public corporation having jurisdiction of
  land    within    municipalities    located    within    the    Historic
  Saratoga-Washington  on  the  Hudson River Reserve shall, to the fullest
  extent practicable, cooperate and assist the partnership in carrying out
  the provisions of this article.