N.Y. Executive Law § 52: Establishment and organization

§ 52. Establishment and organization. 1. There is hereby established

the office of the state inspector general in the executive department.

The head of the office shall be the state inspector general who shall be

appointed by the governor.

2. The state inspector general shall hold office until the end of the

term of the governor by whom he or she was appointed and until his or

her successor is appointed and has qualified.

3. The state inspector general shall report to the secretary to the

governor.

4. The state inspector general may appoint one or more deputy

inspectors general to serve at his or her pleasure, who shall be

responsible for conducting investigations in the agencies to which they

are designated and in which they are deemed employed.

5. The salary of the inspector general shall be established by the

governor within the limit of funds available therefore; provided,

however, such salary shall be no less than the salaries of certain state

officers holding the positions indicated in paragraph (a) of subdivision

one of section one hundred sixty-nine of the executive law.