N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1279-a: Management advisory board

§ 1279-a. Management advisory board. 1. There is hereby created in the

office of the metropolitan transportation authority inspector general a

management advisory board, consisting of thirteen members appointed by

the governor, of whom two shall be appointed upon nomination by the

temporary president of the senate, two upon nomination by the speaker of

the assembly, one upon nomination by the minority leader of the senate

and one upon nomination by the minority leader of the assembly. All

members shall serve for a term of three years, except that, of the two

members first appointed upon nomination by the temporary president of

the senate, one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall serve

for a term of one year; of the two members first appointed upon

nomination by the speaker of the assembly, one shall serve for a term of

two years and one shall serve for a term of one year; and, of two of the

members first appointed by the governor without nomination by any other

person, two shall each serve for a term of two years and two shall each

serve for a term of one year. One of the members appointed to the

management advisory board directly by the governor shall be designated

by the governor to serve as its chairman.

2. All members of the management advisory board shall be residents of

the metropolitan transportation district, and shall be persons with

substantial experience in the management of private enterprise, in the

delivery of public services, or in labor or labor-management relations.

3. The management advisory board shall assist the metropolitan

transportation authority inspector general in identifying ways to

improve services, reduce costs and increase the efficiency of the

authority and its subsidiaries, the Triborough bridge and tunnel

authority or the New York city transit authority and its subsidiary.

4. No later than April first, nineteen hundred eighty-four, and

annually thereafter, the management advisory board shall submit to the

governor and the legislature a report on its activities during the

previous year.

5. The office of the metropolitan transportation authority inspector

general shall provide the management advisory board with such staff

support as may be required for the performance of its duties.

6. Members of the management advisory board shall serve without

compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred

in the performance of their duties.