N.Y. Correction Law § 44: Chair of commission

§ 44. Chair of commission. 1. The chair shall be the executive officer

of the commission, the board and the council, and may serve as the chair

of the board or council at any time necessitated by a commission member

vacancy.

2. The chair may appoint such assistants, officers and employees,

committees and consultants for the board and the council as necessary,

prescribe their powers and duties, fix their compensation and provide

for reimbursement of their expenses within amounts appropriated

therefor.

3. The chair may, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer and

consolidate bureaus and other units within the commission, the board and

the council not expressly established by law as necessary for the

efficient operation of the commission, the board and the council,

subject to the approval of the director of the budget.

4. The chair may request and receive from any department, division,

board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or any political

subdivision thereof or any public authority such assistance, information

and data as will enable the commission, the board and the council

properly to carry out its functions, powers and duties.