N.Y. County Law § 327: New York state interoperable and emergency communication board membership

§ 327. New York state interoperable and emergency communication board

membership. 1. The board shall consist of twenty-five members who shall

be selected as follows:

(a) one shall be the statewide interoperable and emergency

communication coordinator, or his or her designee, who shall be the

chairperson of the board;

(b) one shall be the commissioner of criminal justice services, or his

or her designee;

(c) one shall be the superintendent of the state police, or his or her

designee;

(d) one shall be the adjutant general of the division of military and

naval affairs, or his or her designee;

(e) one shall be the commissioner of the division of homeland security

and emergency services, or his or her designee;

(f) one shall be the commissioner of the department of transportation,

or his or her designee;

(g) one shall be the commissioner of the department of health, or his

or her designee;

(h) one shall be the director of the office of information technology

services, or his or her designee;

(i) seven shall be appointed by the governor; provided, however, that

no more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph shall

be from the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two

of this section;

(j) five shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of

the temporary president of the senate; provided, however, that no more

than one such appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from

the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of this

section; and

(k) five shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of

the speaker of the assembly; provided, however, that no more than one

such appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from the same

category of members as provided for in subdivision two of this section.

2. The members appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary

president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, and the members

appointed by the governor pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision one

of this section, shall have experience with interoperable and emergency

communication issues, and shall be representative of chiefs of police,

sheriffs, fire chiefs and departments, ambulance service providers,

including proprietary or volunteer ambulance services, county 911

coordinators, emergency managers, local elected officials,

non-governmental organizations specializing in disaster relief, tribal

nation representation, and statewide first responder associations, or

representatives of consumer interests.

3. Each board member shall be appointed for a term of four years.

Vacancies in the board occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term

shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the

original appointment. The board shall meet as frequently as it may deem

necessary and at least four times each year on such dates as agreed upon

by the board. The board may approve and from time to time amend bylaws

in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. A

majority of the members of the board then in office shall constitute a

quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power

by the board.

4. Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their

services, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses

incurred by them in the performance of their duties. Notwithstanding any

inconsistent provisions of law, no officer or employee of the state or

any political subdivision of the state shall forfeit such office or

employment by reason of acceptance or appointment as a member of the

board. For purposes of section thirteen of article thirteen of the state

constitution, membership on the board by a sheriff shall not constitute

public office.

5. Article two of the state administrative procedure act shall not

apply, provided, however, that the board shall publicly post the

standards proposed pursuant to section three hundred twenty-eight of

this article no later than forty-five days prior to their adoption. Such

standards shall be posted in appropriate publications, the state

register and on the division of homeland security and emergency

services' website. During such forty-five day period, the board shall

receive and consider public comment on the proposed standards before

adopting final standards. Upon final adoption, those standards adopted

pursuant to section three hundred twenty-eight of this article shall be

posted in appropriate publications, the state register and on the

division of homeland security and emergency services' website.

6. The board shall be subject to articles six and seven of the public

officers law.