Section 2675-D. Albany convention center authority

1. A corporation known
  as the Albany convention center authority  is  hereby  created  for  the
  public  purpose  and  charged  with  the  duties  and  having the powers
  provided in this title. The 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 nine
  members.  Three members shall be appointed by the governor.  One  member
  shall  be appointed by the temporary president of the senate. One member
  shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly. Two members shall  be
  appointed  by  the  mayor  with  the  advice  and  consent of the common
  council. Two members shall be appointed by the county executive with the
  advice and consent of the county legislature. All members of  the  board
  shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority.
    2.  A  member  of  the  board  shall be designated as chairperson by a
  majority vote of all the members of the board, provided that the initial
  chairperson must be one of the members  appointed  by  the  governor.  A
  member  of  the board shall also be so designated as vice-chairperson of
  the board. The chairperson may appoint  an  executive  director  of  the
  authority,  upon advice and consent of the board, who shall be primarily
  responsible for the discharge of the  administrative  functions  of  the
  authority.  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, such salary not to  exceed  the  salary  of  the
  mayor or county executive, whichever is higher.
    3.  The powers of such corporation shall be vested in and exercised by
  the board.
    4. The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until  its
  existence  shall  be  terminated by law, provided, however, that no such
  termination shall take effect so long as the authority shall have  bonds
  or other obligations outstanding unless adequate provision has been made
  for the payment or satisfaction thereof.
    5.  Five  members  of  the  board  shall  constitute  a quorum for the
  transaction of business. At least four  of  the  members  of  the  board
  present  at  any  meeting  at  which a quorum shall be present, shall be
  necessary 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 a majority of the whole board.
    6.  The board shall hold at least one regular meeting every month. The
  chairperson, or in his or her absence the vice-chairperson, or any  four
  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.
    7. 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.
    8.  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 second class
  cities law, or the general city law, shall be deemed to  have  forfeited
  or shall forfeit his or her public office or any benefits provided under
  the  retirement  or  social  security law or under any public retirement
  system maintained by the state or any of its subdivisions by  reason  of
  his   or   her   acceptance  of  membership  on  or  chairpersonship  or
  vice-chairpersonship of the authority.

    9. The principal office of the authority shall be located in the  city
  of Albany.
    10.  Subject to the provisions of this title, members of the authority
  may engage in private employment, or in a profession or business.