Section 1590-C. Utica parking authority

A  board to be known as "Utica
  Parking Authority" is  hereby  created.  Such  board  shall  be  a  body
  corporate,  constituting a public benefit corporation, and its existence
  shall commence upon the appointment of the members as herein provided.
    It shall consist of nine members, four non-permanent members not to be
  elected or appointed public officials to be appointed by the mayor,  and
  the  five  city  of  Utica officials listed below who shall be permanent
  members of the board:
    1. Corporation counsel.
    2. City engineer.
    3. Executive director of urban renewal.
    4. Majority leader of the common council.
    5. Minority leader of the common council.
    In the event either or both the majority leader and/or minority leader
  will not or cannot serve on the board or one is removed  as  hereinafter
  provided  therefrom,  then the common council shall select one or two of
  its members, as the vacancies may be, to serve in the place  vacated  by
  the leader or leaders. Of the non-permanent members first appointed, two
  shall  be appointed for a period of four years, two for a period of five
  years. At the expiration of such terms, the terms  of  office  of  their
  successors  shall  be  five  years.  Each member shall continue to serve
  until the appointment and qualification of his successor. Any member may
  be removed by the mayor before the expiration of his  term  with  cause.
  Vacancies  in  such board occurring otherwise than by expiration of term
  shall be filled for the unexpired term. One of the non-permanent members
  shall be the permanent chairman of the board and  the  members  of  this
  board shall choose from their number a vice chairman. The members of the
  board  shall be entitled to no compensation for their services but shall
  be entitled to reimbursement for their  actual  and  necessary  expenses
  incurred  in the performance of their official duties. The powers of the
  authority shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the  members
  of  the  board. Such board may delegate to one or more of its members or
  to its officers, agents, and employees such powers and duties as it  may
  deem  proper. Such board and its corporate existence shall continue only
  for a period of five years, or  until  such  further  time  as  all  its
  liabilities  have been met, and its bonds have been paid in full or such
  liabilities or bonds have otherwise been discharged. Upon its ceasing to
  exist all its rights and properties shall pass to the city.