N.Y. Education Law § 4803: Board of managers

§ 4803. Board of managers. The board of managers of such school shall

consist of not less than five members to be appointed by the mayor of

such city and of which board the superintendent of schools in any such

city shall be one member ex-officio. Members of the board other than

the said superintendent shall be appointed from resident taxpayers of

the city who shall serve for terms of four years commencing upon the

first day of January succeeding the appointment. Such terms shall be so

arranged that the terms of no two of the members so appointed shall

expire in the same year, and for this purpose the terms of members first

appointed hereunder shall be as follows: In case one member shall be

appointed the term shall be four years; in case two members are

appointed the term shall be four and two years respectively; in case

three members are appointed the term shall be four, three and two years;

in case four members shall be appointed the terms shall be four, three,

two and one year respectively. Such terms shall commence on the first

day of January succeeding the appointment and their successors shall be

appointed for a full term of four years as above provided. Appointments

to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired portion of the terms. The

members of the board shall serve without compensation. They shall

receive their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties. The amount of such expenses shall be charged against the city

and paid in the same manner as other city charges. The board shall

organize by the election of one of its members as chairman and another

as secretary.