N.Y. General Municipal Law § 239-o: Creation, appointment and terms

§ 239-o. Creation, appointment and terms. The governing board of any

county, city, village or town may by resolution create a commission on

human rights. The governing board shall determine the number of members

of such commission, the terms of the members, the manner of appointment

of the members, the selection of a chairman and the compensation, if

any, to be paid to them. In selecting the membership of the commission,

the governing board shall take into consideration the various ages,

races, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender

identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing

genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, domestic

violence victim status and political groups in the community. The

establishment of such a commission at one level of local government

shall not preclude establishment of such a commission at other levels of

local government.