N.Y. County Law § 908: Appointment and salary of county clerks

§ 908. Appointment and salary of county clerks. 1. The county clerks

of the counties comprising the city of New York shall be appointed and

removable in pursuance of section thirteen of article thirteen of the

constitution.

2. Each of the county clerks of the counties comprising the city of

New York shall receive an annual salary of not less than the minimum

annual compensation received by a justice of the supreme court of the

state of New York elected from the same judicial district in which the

county for which the county clerk serves is located.

3. Said salaries shall be in lieu of all other fees or forms of

compensation for services rendered in the performance of the duties of

the office.

4. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section or of any

other law, the salaries of any such county clerks may be increased by

the chief administrator of the courts upon the recommendation of the

administrative board of the courts, provided that if the salaries of any

such county clerks are thus increased above the salaries provided for in

this section, such salaries may likewise be decreased to any salaries

not lower than the salaries provided for in this section.