N.Y. General Municipal Law § 584: Port Jervis community development agency

§ 584. Port Jervis community development agency. A municipal urban

renewal agency, to be known as the Port Jervis community development

agency, is hereby established for the accomplishment of any or all of

the purposes specified in articles fifteen and fifteen-A of this chapter

and in accordance with article eighteen of the constitution of the state

of New York. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, be

perpetual in duration and consist of not less than three and not more

than seven members. Three of the members, who shall be residents of Port

Jervis, shall be appointed by the mayor to serve for one, two and three

year terms, respectively. Of the remaining members, two shall be

selected from the majority of the city council to serve at its pleasure,

and two shall be selected from the minority of the city council to serve

at its pleasure. The agency shall have the powers and duties now or

hereafter conferred by article fifteen-A of this chapter upon municipal

renewal agencies. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and

be subject to the provisions of article fifteen-A of this chapter and

the agency, its members, officers and employees and its operations and

activities shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of such

article.