Section 1604. Board of directors constituted

1. A consolidated assessing
  unit shall be administered by a board  of  directors  consisting  of  at
  least  four  members,  each  of whom shall be appointed by the governing
  body of a constituent municipality. Each constituent municipality  shall
  have   at  least  one  appointee  on  such  board.  If  the  local  laws
  establishing the consolidated assessing unit so provide, the constituent
  municipalities need not have the same number of appointees. The board of
  directors shall meet at least once in each calendar quarter.
    2. No director shall be an employee of a constituent municipality, but
  a director may be an elected official of a constituent municipality.  No
  director  shall  receive  any  salary  or  other  compensation  from the
  consolidated assessing  unit,  but  a  director  shall  be  entitled  to
  reimbursement   for  actual  and  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the
  performance of his or her duties as a director.
    3. Each director shall take an oath of office prior to  service  as  a
  director. The term of office of a director shall be two years.
    4.  (a)  The  board  of directors shall choose from among themselves a
  chairperson, a secretary and, if deemed necessary,  a  vice-chairperson,
  who shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the board.
    (b)  The  chairperson  shall  preside  over  meetings  of the board of
  directors, and shall forward  to  the  directors  relevant  information,
  including materials necessary to prepare for meetings.
    (c)  The  secretary  shall  provide  for public notice of the time and
  place of each meeting, shall keep full  and  accurate  records  of  each
  meeting,  shall  file a copy of such minutes in the office or offices of
  the assessor so that they are available  for  public  inspection,  shall
  furnish  a  copy  of  such  minutes  and other relevant materials to the
  constituent municipalities, and shall accept service of  legal  process,
  including  service  of  a  petition  to review an assessment pursuant to
  section seven hundred eight of this chapter.
    (d) The directors may appoint an  assistant  who  shall  perform  such
  duties  as are necessary to enable directors to properly and efficiently
  carry out the provisions of  this  article.  The  compensation  of  such
  assistant  shall be set by the constituent municipalities when approving
  the operating budget for the consolidated assessing unit.
    (e) The vice-chairperson shall act on behalf of the chairperson in the
  event that the chairperson is absent or unable to  perform  his  or  her
  duties.