N.Y. Judiciary Law § 271-a: Appointment of administrative clerk in fifth judicial district

§ 271-a. Appointment of administrative clerk in fifth judicial

district. 1. The justices of the supreme court for the fifth judicial

district, or a majority of them, may designate and at pleasure remove

one of the clerks of the court as an administrative clerk. He shall have

charge of all the calendars of the supreme court in and for such

district and shall have such additional powers and perform such

additional duties as are provided by the rules or regulations adopted

from time to time in accordance with statute, or as may be assigned by

the justices.

2. The actual and necessary expenses of such clerk incurred by him in

the performance of his official duties shall be paid upon proper proof

thereof, and upon the approval of a justice of the supreme court in the

fifth judicial district designated for such purpose by a majority of the

other justices therein in a written instrument filed with the state

comptroller. The state comptroller shall audit the expenses of such

administrative clerk and the department of taxation and finance shall

pay the same when certified to the state comptroller in the manner

herein prescribed.

3. The administrative clerk hereby authorized shall annually receive

as compensation for services rendered in connection with the duties

hereby imposed, not to exceed two thousand dollars in addition to the

salary or compensation paid him by the county by which he is employed.

The additional compensation provided for by this subdivision shall be

determined and paid in the same manner as expenses under this section.

4. The total amount of the additional compensation and expenses of

such clerk as herein authorized shall be apportioned by the department

of taxation and finance among the counties of the fifth judicial

district, which shall reimburse the state therefor, and the time and

method of apportionment and reimbursement shall be as specified in

section seventy-four of this chapter.