N.Y. Executive Law § 482: State office of rural affairs

§ 482. State office of rural affairs. 1. There is hereby created in

the executive department an office of rural affairs. The head of the

office shall be the director of rural affairs who shall be appointed by

the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and who shall

hold office at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall receive

an annual salary to be fixed by the governor within the amount available

therefor by appropriation. He shall also be entitled to receive

reimbursement for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in

the performance of his duties. The director may appoint such officers

and employees, agents, consultants, and special committees as he or she

may deem necessary, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation and

provide for reimbursement of their expenses within amounts available

therefor by appropriation.

2. The director shall prepare and submit annually, on or before

February first, a comprehensive report, pursuant to section four hundred

ninety of this article.

3. The governor shall direct that all state agencies provide the

director with assistance in advancing the purpose of the office and to

assure that the activities of the office are fully coordinated with the

activities of state agencies providing related services.