7.05 – Commission Members; Chairmen.

§ 7.05  Commission  members; chairmen. 1. Subject to the provisions of
subdivision two, each of the  regional  park,  recreation  and  historic
preservation  commissions  shall  consist  of  a board of seven members,
appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, for
terms of seven years. Members shall be citizens  and  residents  of  the
state,  and at least five members of each commission shall reside in the
park region which the commission serves. The chairman of each commission
shall be designated by the governor from among the  members,  and  shall
hold  such  office  at  the  pleasure  of  the governor. Members of such
commissions shall not receive any compensation, but shall be entitled to
their actual and necessary expenses in performing the  duties  of  their
office.
  2.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subdivision one, the additional
provisions  below  shall  govern  the  appointment  of  members  of  the
following commissions:
  (a)  Niagara Frontier state park, recreation and historic preservation
commission. At least two members shall reside in Niagara county  and  at
least three shall reside in Erie county.
  (b)   Genesee   state   park,  recreation  and  historic  preservation
commission.  At least two members shall reside in  each  of  Monroe  and
Wyoming  counties,  and  at  least one shall reside in each of the other
counties in the third park region.
  (c)  Taconic  state  park,  recreation   and   historic   preservation
commission.    At  least two members shall reside in Westchester county;
the seventh member shall be the person holding the office of chairman of
the Westchester county parks, recreation and conservation board, or  the
person  holding  a  similar  position  in any agency or board which is a
successor thereto or to the park functions thereof.
  (d) Long Island  state  park,  recreation  and  historic  preservation
commission.  The  commission shall consist of nine members. At least two
members shall reside in Nassau county and two  in  Suffolk  county;  all
members shall reside within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.
  (e)  Thousand Islands state park, recreation and historic preservation
commission. All members shall reside in the tenth park region.
  (f) Saratoga-Capital district  state  park,  recreation  and  historic
preservation  commission.  The commission shall consist of nine members,
at least six of whom shall reside in the eleventh region.
  (g) State park, recreation and historic  preservation  commission  for
the  city of New York. The commission shall consist of nine members. All
members shall reside in the city of New York; provided however, that one
member shall be the person holding the office of commissioner  of  parks
and  recreation of the city of New York, or the person holding a similar
position in any agency or board which is a successor thereto or  to  the
park functions thereof.