N.Y. General Municipal Law § 980-m: District management association

§ 980-m. District management association. (a) There shall be a

district management association for each district established pursuant

to the provisions of this article (which shall pursuant to the

not-for-profit corporation law have one or more classes or membership,

voting or non-voting) for the purpose of carrying out such activities as

may be prescribed in the plan. Notwithstanding any inconsistent

provision of paragraph (e) of section six hundred eleven of the

not-for-profit corporation law, the certificate of incorporation or

by-laws of such association shall provide for voting representation of

owners of property and tenants within the district, and may provide that

the votes of members who are property owners be weighted in proportion

to the assessment levied or to be levied against the properties within

the district, provided that in no case shall the total number of votes

assigned to any one such member or to any number of such members under

common ownership or control exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of

the total number of votes which may be cast.

(b) The board of directors of the association shall be composed of

representatives of owners and tenants within the district, provided,

however, that not less than a majority of its members shall represent

owners and provided further that tenants of commercial space and

dwelling units within the district shall also be represented on the

board. The board shall include, in addition, three members, one member

appointed by each of the following: the chief executive officer of the

municipality, the chief financial officer of the municipality and the

legislative body. Provided, that in a city having a population of one

million or more, the third additional member shall be appointed by the

borough president of the borough in which the district is located and a

fourth additional member shall be appointed by the council member

representing the council district in which the proposed district is

located, or if the proposed district is located in more than one council

district, the fourth additional member will be appointed by the speaker

of the city council after consultation with the council members

representing the council districts in which the proposed district is

located. The additional three members (four in a city of one million or

more) shall serve as the incorporators of the association pursuant to

the not-for-profit corporation law. The association may be incorporated

prior to the effective date of any district established pursuant to this

article.

(c) In addition to such other powers as are conferred on it by law,

the district management association may make recommendations to the

legislative body with respect to any matter involving or relating to the

district.

(d) For such consideration as it may deem appropriate and consistent

with the powers granted pursuant to section nine hundred eighty-c of

this article, the legislative body may license or grant to the district

management association the right to undertake or permit commercial

activities or other private uses of the streets or other parts of the

district in which the municipality has any real property interest.

(e) The district management association shall give written notice of

meetings to all members of such association pursuant to section six

hundred five of the not-for-profit corporation law notwithstanding the

eligibility of members of the district management association to vote.

The district management association shall also make available, upon the

request of a member, minutes of such meetings.