Section 2653. Schenectady metroplex development authority

1.  The
  Schenectady metroplex development  authority  is  hereby  created.  Such
  authority  shall  be  a body corporate and politic constituting a public
  benefit corporation. The governing body of  the  authority  shall  be  a
  board.  The  authority shall consist of eleven members who are residents
  of Schenectady county, appointed  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  county
  legislature. Nominations for appointment by the county legislature shall
  be submitted as follows: one upon the recommendation of the mayor of the
  city  of  Schenectady,  one upon the recommendation of the city council;
  one upon the recommendation of the supervisor of the town of  Niskayuna,
  one  upon the recommendation of the supervisor of the town of Glenville,
  one upon the joint recommendation of the supervisors  of  the  towns  of
  Princetown and Duanesburg, one upon the recommendation of the supervisor
  of  the  town  of Rotterdam, one upon the recommendation of the minority
  leader of the county legislature, two upon  the  recommendation  of  the
  chairman  of  the county legislature and two by the joint recommendation
  of the county legislature. The members appointed upon the recommendation
  of the chair of the county  legislature,  the  minority  leader  of  the
  county   legislature   and   the  joint  recommendation  of  the  county
  legislature shall serve for a term of five years each, and  the  members
  appointed  by the county legislature upon the recommendation of the city
  or  town  officers  shall  serve  for  a  term  of  four   years   each,
  respectively,  with  each  term commencing from the first day of January
  next succeeding their appointment. Each member unless removed  for  good
  cause  by  a two-thirds vote of the county legislature shall hold office
  until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
    2. No person  holding  an  elected  or  management/confidential-exempt
  position  in  any  county  government  may be appointed to the authority
  except for the Schenectady county commissioner of  economic  development
  and planning. No member of the state legislature may be appointed to the
  authority.  No  person holding, or who has held within the previous four
  years, the position of chairperson of a village, town,  city  or  county
  political  party  as defined by article two of the election law shall be
  appointed to the authority.
    3. A member of the board shall be designated as chairman by a majority
  vote of all the members of the county legislature and shall be  chairman
  of  such  board until his or her term as member expires. A member of the
  board shall also be so designated as vice-chairman of  the  board  until
  his  or  her  term  as  member  expires. The chairman shall be the chief
  executive officer of the authority and shall  be  primarily  responsible
  for  the discharge of the administrative functions of the authority. The
  chairman may appoint an executive director of the authority, upon advice
  and consent of the board, to which such administrative functions may  be
  delegated.  The  executive  director  shall be deemed an employee of the
  authority, and as such be an exempt  management  confidential  employee,
  who  is a public officer and entitled to an annual salary as established
  by the authority board.
    4. The power of such corporation shall be vested in and  exercised  by
  the  board. Such board may delegate to one or more of its members or its
  officers, agents and employees such powers and duties  as  it  may  deem
  proper.
    5.  Such  board  and  its corporate existence shall continue until its
  existence shall be terminated  by  law.  Upon  the  termination  of  the
  existence  of  the authority all its rights and properties shall pass to
  and be vested in the county of Schenectady.
    6. Six members  of  the  board  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the
  transaction  of business. A majority of the members of the board present
  at any meeting at which a quorum shall be present, shall  be  sufficient

  to pass any resolution, except as otherwise specified in this title. All
  propositions  requiring  the  expenditure of money or affecting contract
  rights or property, shall be presented  to  the  board  in  writing.  No
  resolution  containing  such a proposition shall pass unless it receives
  approval of at least six board members in office.
    7. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting every month.  The
  chairman,  or in his absence the vice-chairman, or any five members, may
  call a special meeting by notice as specified by the board. All meetings
  of the board shall be subject to article seven of  the  public  officers
  law.
    8. 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.
    9. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general,  special
  or  local  law,  no  officer  or  employee  of  the  state,  or  of  any
  municipality, as defined in the public officers law, the county  law  or
  the  town  law,  shall  be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his
  public office or any benefits provided under the retirement  and  social
  security  law  or  under  any public retirement system maintained by the
  state or any  of  its  subdivisions  by  reason  of  his  acceptance  of
  membership  on  or  chairmanship  or vice-chairmanship of the authority;
  provided, however, a member or chairman  who  holds  such  other  public
  office  shall  receive  no additional compensation for services rendered
  pursuant to this title, but  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for
  actual  and  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the  performance of such
  services.
    10. The principal office of the authority  shall  be  located  in  the
  county of Schenectady.
    11.  The  comptroller may conduct periodic audits of the authority and
  report the results of such audits to the governor, the chairman  of  the
  senate  finance  committee,  and  the  chairman of the assembly ways and
  means committee.
    12. Subject to the provisions of this title, members of the  authority
  may engage in private employment, or in a profession or business.