N.Y. Civil Service Law § 18: Administration of civil service in jointly established agency

§ 18. Administration of civil service in jointly established agency.

1. Except where otherwise expressly provided by statute, when a public

agency is established and maintained jointly by two or more civil

divisions, including school districts, in the same county, the

provisions of this chapter shall be administered for such agency by the

municipal commission of such county, unless the appointing authority of

such agency shall elect, within sixty days following the establishment

thereof and with the approval of the civil service commission of a city,

if there be one, participating in the establishment and maintenance of

such agency, to come under the jurisdiction of the civil service

commission of such city.