N.Y. Public Service Law § 8: Additional officers and employees

§ 8. Additional officers and employees. The chairman shall have power

to employ such officers, clerks, inspectors, experts and employees, and

to make such contracts for special services as he may deem to be

necessary to carry out this chapter, or to perform the duties and

exercise the powers conferred by law upon the commission. The chairman,

by certificate filed in the office of the commission may from time to

time, specially authorize any officer or employee of the commission to

conduct any investigation or hearing, which the commission is authorized

to conduct, to take testimony in respect of the subject or matter under

investigation, and report the testimony to the commission, and in the

conduct of such investigation or hearing such officer or employee shall

have all the powers of a commissioner.