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§ 32. Officers and employees; compensation and expenses.
1.When the\noffice of the first chairman of the authority becomes vacant, the\nauthority shall select a chairman from among its members. An authority\nshall select from among its members a vice-chairman, and it may employ,\nsubject to the provisions of the civil service law applicable to the\nmunicipality in which it is established, a general manager, a secretary,\ntechnical experts and such other officers, agents and employees as it\nmay require, and determine their qualifications, duties and, subject to\nthe approval of the local legislative body, fix their compensation. An\nauthority may call upon the corporation counsel or chief law officer of\nthe municipality for such legal services as it may require and it shall\nreimburs
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§ 32. Officers and employees; compensation and expenses. 1. When the\noffice of the first chairman of the authority becomes vacant, the\nauthority shall select a chairman from among its members. An authority\nshall select from among its members a vice-chairman, and it may employ,\nsubject to the provisions of the civil service law applicable to the\nmunicipality in which it is established, a general manager, a secretary,\ntechnical experts and such other officers, agents and employees as it\nmay require, and determine their qualifications, duties and, subject to\nthe approval of the local legislative body, fix their compensation. An\nauthority may call upon the corporation counsel or chief law officer of\nthe municipality for such legal services as it may require and it shall\nreimburse the municipality for the cost of such services, or it may\nemploy its own counsel and legal staff. This section shall not be\nconstrued to prevent an authority from engaging by contract in the\nexecution of a project architectural, engineering or other professional\nor consultant services.\n 2. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees\nsuch powers or duties as it may deem proper.\n 3. A member of an authority may be compensated on a per diem basis at\na rate to be fixed by the authority not to exceed in the aggregate two\nthousand dollars for a member and two thousand five hundred dollars for\na chairman per annum and in addition shall be entitled to the necessary\nexpenses including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his\nduties.\n 4. Every officer, agent or employee of an authority who shall sign the\nreceipt upon the payroll of an authority as having received the amount\ntherein mentioned in full payment for services rendered by him for the\nentire time specified in such payroll or, in the event no payroll\nreceipt is required by an authority, shall endorse a check in the amount\nshown upon such payroll and receive payment thereof, shall be deemed to\nhave made an accord and satisfaction of all claims against the authority\nfor wages, salary or other compensation due to such person from the\nauthority for the period covered by such payroll, unless at the time of\nsigning such payroll or endorsing such check the person receiving such\nwages or salary shall write legibly on the payroll in connection with\nhis receipt or on such check in connection with his endorsement that the\namount received is received under protest, and unless such protest is so\nwritten upon such payroll or check, no recovery shall be had against the\nauthority upon any further claim for wages, salaries or other\ncompensation for the period of time covered by such payroll.\n