N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 328: Meetings of trustees

§ 328. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of an

incorporated United Methodist church may be held at stated intervals or

may be called by giving at least twenty-four hours notice thereof

personally or by mail to all trustees and such meeting may be called and

such notice given by the pastor, the secretary of the board of trustees,

or by any two of the trustees, but by the unanimous consent of the

trustees a meeting may be held without previous notice thereof. Some

member of the board of trustees elected for that purpose shall be

president or chairman, or the pastor may preside without vote. A

majority of the whole number of trustees shall constitute a quorum for

the transaction of business at any meeting lawfully convened. In case of

a tie vote at a meeting of the trustees, the presiding officer of such

meeting, if he be a trustee, shall, notwithstanding he has voted once,

have an additional casting vote, or, if the presiding officer be the

pastor, the secretary of the board shall have the additional casting

vote.