N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 20: Civil defense commission established; state director

§ 20. Civil defense commission established; state director. 1. There

is hereby continued in the division of military and naval affairs in the

executive department a state civil defense commission to consist of the

same members as the members of the disaster preparedness commission as

established in article two-B of the executive law. In addition, the

superintendent of financial services, the chairperson of the workers'

compensation board and the commissioner of the department of veterans'

services shall be members. The governor shall designate one of the

members of the commission to be the chairperson thereof. The commission

may provide for its division into subcommittees and for action by such

subcommittees with the same force and effect as action by the full

commission. The members of the commission, except for those who serve ex

officio, shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred

in the performance of their duties under this article but shall receive

no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to this

article.

2. The commission may from time to time establish, alter, or abolish

civil defense districts in the state and establish or abolish district

offices of civil defense.

3. The commission may appoint and at its pleasure remove a state

director, who may be a member of the commission, prescribe his duties

and fix his compensation within the appropriation made available

therefor, provided, however, that if the director so appointed is

receiving compensation for services as an officer or employee of the

state he shall receive no additional compensation for services rendered

pursuant to this article but shall be allowed his actual and necessary

expenses incurred in the performance of his duties under this article.

Such state director, subject to the supervision and control of the

commission, shall exercise all of the functions, powers and duties of

the commission which may be delegated to him by the commission.

4. The state director, with the approval of the commission, shall

appoint and may remove such deputies, assistants, counsel and employees

as may be deemed necessary and fix their salaries within the

appropriation made available therefor.