§ 15-2105 — Organization of the boards of river regulating districts

New York § 15-2105

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law ENV: Environmental Conservation
• Title 21: River Regulation By Storage Reservoirs
• Art. 15: Water Resources

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§ 15-2105. Organization of the boards of river regulating districts.\n 1. Within thirty days after the incorporation of a river regulating\ndistrict as hereinbefore provided, the Governor shall appoint three\npersons, two at least of whom shall be resident freeholders within the\ndistrict, as a board to be known as the Board of ..................\nRiver Regulating District; one for a term of three years, one for a term\nof four years, and one for a term of five years. At the expiration of\ntheir respective terms of office, appointments shall be made for terms\nof five years. The Governor shall fill any vacancy on the board within\nthirty days after it occurs.\n 2. The members of the board including the chairperson shall not\nreceive a salary or other compensation but shall receive all necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Expenses for any\nmember shall be approved by the board before being paid.\n 3. Each member of such board, before entering upon his duties, shall\ntake and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, which oath shall\nbe filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Upon taking the oath,\nthe board shall choose one of its number president, and shall select\nsome suitable person or persons to act as secretary and treasurer, who\nmay or may not be a member of the board. It shall adopt a seal and shall\nkeep in well bound books a record of all its meetings and proceedings,\ncertificates, contracts, surety bonds, and corporate acts, which shall\nbe open to the inspection of the department, the members thereof and all\nowners of real estate in the district and all other interested parties.\n 4. A majority of such board shall constitute a quorum, and a\nconcurrence of a majority in any matter shall be sufficient, for its\ndetermination, except as otherwise provided by the Local Finance Law.\n 5. The secretary shall keep and be the custodian of the records of the\nboard, and of its corporate seal, and shall assist the board in such\nparticulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties. He shall\nattest under the corporate seal of the district all certified copies of\nthe office records and files of the district that may be required of him\nby the provisions of title 21 of this article or by any person ordering\nthe same and paying the reasonable cost of transcription. Any portion of\nthe records so certified and attested shall prima facie import verity.\nThe secretary shall also serve as treasurer of the district unless a\nseparate treasurer is selected by the board.\n 6. The board may employ such attorneys, engineers, agents, assistants\nand employees as may be needful, and fix their compensation, including\nthe compensation of its secretary and treasurer.\n 7. The Governor may remove a member of such board for inefficiency,\nneglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of the\ncharges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person\nor by counsel in his own defense upon not less than ten day's notice. If\nsuch member shall be removed the Governor shall file in the office of\nthe Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against\nsuch member and his findings thereon, together with a complete record of\nthe proceedings.\n