N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law § 204: Appointment of supervising agency

§ 204. Appointment of supervising agency. The local legislative body

of a city is hereby authorized by general ordinance or local law to

appoint, establish or designate the chief financial officer of the city

or some other official or bureau, commission or agency as the person or

body to exercise the powers and perform the duties held by or incumbent

upon a supervising agency pursuant to this article, except that if there

is a board of estimate in the city no such appointment, establishment or

designation shall be made and the board of estimate shall exercise such

powers and perform such duties or may delegate one or more of them to

the chief financial officer of the city or to some other official,

bureau, commission or agency.