N.Y. Executive Law § 964: Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council

§ 964. Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council. 1. There is

hereby established a Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council to

assist in the development, advise in the implementation, and review the

effectiveness of a comprehensive management plan for the Long Island

South Shore Estuary Reserve that the state and local governments may

implement.

2. The council shall consist of twenty-three voting members: the

secretary of state, who shall be the chair; the county executive of the

county of Nassau; the county executive of the county of Suffolk; the

supervisor of the city of Long Beach, the supervisors of the towns of

Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Babylon, Islip, Brookhaven and Southampton; a

mayor, appointed by the conference of mayors, from a village bordering

the South Shore Estuary to represent the villages within the South Shore

Estuary Reserve, all of the aforementioned whom may appoint a designee;

the chair of the citizens advisory committee; the chair of the technical

advisory committee; a member of the Great South Bay Audubon Society, the

dean of the Marine Sciences Research Center at Stony Brook or his or her

designee, a member of the New York Sportsfishing Federation, a

representative of the Long Island Association, and a representative of

the Long Island Builders Institute, Incorporated, however, if any of the

previous five member organizations decline to serve on the council, a

replacement organization which represents the same interests as the

organization that is vacating shall be nominated by a majority of the

remaining voting members of the council and appointed by the secretary

of state; the secretary of state shall appoint one member who shall be a

representative of a property owner association from a community or

communities bordering the South Shore Estuary to represent the interests

of property owners within the South Shore Estuary Reserve; the county

executive of the county of Nassau shall appoint two members, one of whom

shall be a representative of the marina industry and one of whom shall

be a representative of a regional environmental organization; the county

executive of the county of Suffolk shall appoint two members, one of

whom shall be a representative of a local baymen's association and one

of whom shall be a representative of the charter or party boat industry.

All members shall reside in Nassau or Suffolk county and shall have

demonstrated expertise in the functional areas to be addressed by the

council.

3. The department shall convene and conduct the council's meetings and

record and prepare minutes.

4. Terms of appointment. The terms of all members who are elected

public officials shall be concurrent with their terms of office. All

other members shall serve for a term of four years or thereafter until a

successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made

for the remainder of the affected term in the same manner as the

original appointment was made. Such appointment shall be made within

sixty days of the date the position becomes vacant.

5. Thirteen voting members shall constitute a quorum. Any action

requiring a vote or any adoption by the council shall require an

affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the voting members.

6. If any member of the council fails to attend at least sixty percent

of the meetings during a period of twelve consecutive months, the

department shall notify the designating authority.

7. The members of the council shall serve without compensation and

shall not be reimbursed for personal expenses.