Section 839. Municipal police training council

1. There is hereby created
  within the division a municipal  police  training  council  composed  of
  eight members, who shall be selected as follows:
    (a) three shall be appointed by the governor;
    (b) two shall be appointed by the governor from a list of at least six
  nominees  submitted  by  the  New  York state sheriffs' association, who
  shall be incumbent sheriffs in the state having at least  two  years  of
  service on the law enforcement training committee of such association or
  having  other  specialized experience in connection with police training
  which, in the opinion of the chairman of such law  enforcement  training
  committee,  provides  the sheriff with at least an equivalent background
  in the field of police training; and
    (c) two shall be appointed by the governor from a list of at least six
  nominees submitted by the  New  York  state  association  of  chiefs  of
  police,  who  shall  be  incumbent  chiefs of police or commissioners of
  police of a municipality in the state  having  at  least  two  years  of
  service  on  the police training committee of such association or having
  other specialized experience in connection with police  training  which,
  in  the opinion of the chairman of such training committee, provides the
  chief of police or commissioner of police with at  least  an  equivalent
  background in the field of police training; and
    (d) one shall be the commissioner of police of the city of New York or
  a member of his department, designated by such commissioner and approved
  by the governor.
    2.  The governor shall designate from among the members of the council
  a chairman who shall serve during the pleasure of the governor.
    3. All members of the council  appointed  by  the  governor  shall  be
  appointed for terms of two years, such terms to commence on April first,
  and  expire  on  March thirty-first. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy
  created otherwise than by expiration of term shall be appointed for  the
  unexpired  term of the member whom he is to succeed. Vacancies caused by
  expiration of a term or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner  as
  original  appointments.  Any  member  may  be reappointed for additional
  terms.
    4. Any member of the council appointed pursuant to paragraphs  (b)  or
  (c) of subdivision one of this section as an incumbent sheriff, chief of
  police  or commissioner of police, as the case may be, shall immediately
  upon the termination of his holding of said office or employment,  cease
  to be a member of the council.
    5.  The  council  shall meet at least four times in each year. Special
  meetings may be called by the chairman and shall be called by him at the
  request of the governor or upon the written request of five  members  of
  the  council.    The  council  may  establish its own requirements as to
  quorum and its own  procedures  with  respect  to  the  conduct  of  its
  meetings  and other affairs; provided, however, that all recommendations
  made by the council to the  governor  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of
  section   eight   hundred  forty  of  this  chapter  shall  require  the
  affirmative vote of five members of the council.
    6. Membership on the council shall not constitute the  holding  of  an
  office,  and  members  of  the council shall not be required to take and
  file oaths of office before serving on the council.  The  council  shall
  not have the right to exercise any portion of the sovereign power of the
  state.
    7.  The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their
  services but shall  be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses
  incurred in the performance of their functions hereunder.
    8.  No  member  of  the council shall be disqualified from holding any
  public office or employment, nor shall he forfeit  any  such  office  or

  employment,  by reason of his appointment hereunder, notwithstanding the
  provisions of any general, special  or  local  law,  ordinance  or  city
  charter.