N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 500: County park and recreation commission

§ 500. County park and recreation commission. The board of supervisors

of any county adopting an alternative form of county government under

this chapter may create a county park and recreation commission. The

commission shall consist of five members to be appointed by the county

executive with the approval of the board of supervisors. One of the

members shall be designated as chairman by the county executive with the

approval of the board of supervisors. The term of office of the members

of the commission shall be five years, except that of those first

appointed, one member shall be appointed for five years, one for four

years, one for three years, one for two years and one member shall be

appointed for one year. Successors shall be appointed in the same manner

as those originally appointed for terms of five years each. A vacancy

occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by

appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. The members of the

commission shall receive for the services such compensation as may be

fixed by the board of supervisors, together with their actual expenses

incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission, with the

approval of the county executive, may appoint and at pleasure remove an

executive secretary and employ and contract for such engineers,

architects, experts and employees as may be necessary to perform the

duties of the commission. The secretary and each such engineer,

architect, expert or other employee shall receive a compensation to be

fixed by the commission within the scale and line item schedule of funds

appropriated by the board of supervisors. In any county having a

department of public works, county engineers and county architects, when

available, shall be assigned temporarily to the work of the commission

but without additional compensation. Nothing in this section contained

shall affect the civil service or retirement rights of any person

assigned to the work of the commission.