N.Y. Soil & Water Conservation Districts Law § 6: Designation of district directors

§ 6. Designation of district directors. 1. (a) When a county has been

declared a soil and water conservation district a board of directors

consisting of five members shall be appointed by the county board. This

board of directors shall consist of two members of the county board and

three persons not members of the county board of supervisors, two of

whom shall be practical farmers. One of these farmers shall be appointed

from a list submitted by the county grange, one of these farmers shall

be appointed from a list submitted by the county farm bureau. Should the

appointed farm bureau representative not be a resident of the county,

the farm bureau representative must own or rent land in the county in

which they serve. The fifth member shall be appointed from the county at

large and shall represent the urban, suburban and rural non-farm

landownership interest.

(b) In counties where one or both of the above named farm groups lack

formal county organization, the county board shall appoint from the

county at large in place of from a list of nominees from such lacking

farm organization or organizations.

(c) At the option of the county legislative body, the board of

directors of the soil and water conservation district may be expanded to

seven members. Of the two additional board members, they shall be

residents of the county and at least one shall be a practical farmer.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in Westchester

county, the county executive shall appoint a board of directors of the

soil and water conservation district, which board of directors shall

consist of seven members selected at large from residents of the county,

the term of office of each of whom shall be three years from date of

appointment, except that such board may include not more than two

officials of constituent local municipalities, each of whom shall serve

for one year or until he sooner ceases to hold such local office.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in Nassau

county, the county executive shall appoint a board of directors of the

soil and water conservation district, which board of directors shall

consist of seven members to be appointed as follows:

(a) Three members shall be appointed at large from among the residents

of Nassau county for a term of three years. The original appointments,

however, shall be made for terms of one year, two years and three years;

(b) One member shall be appointed from among the Nassau county

officials for a term of one year;

(c) One member shall be appointed from among the officers of each of

the three towns in the county of Nassau for a term of one year. All such

appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the board of

supervisors.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in Rockland

county the county executive, subject to the confirmation of the county

legislature, shall appoint a board of directors of the soil and water

conservation district, which board of directors shall consist of five

members, one of whom shall reside in each of the towns comprising such

county.

The board of directors of the soil and water conservation district in

the city of New York shall consist of nine members seven of whom shall

be appointed by the mayor and two of whom shall be appointed by the city

council, all of whom shall be residents of the city. Of the members so

appointed by the mayor, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation

of each of the borough presidents and such members shall be a resident

of the borough of the president making such recommendation. Each of the

remaining two members may be a resident of any borough. Members shall be

appointed to serve for a term of three years, commencing on January

first and ending on December thirty-first provided, however, that of the

members first appointed to such board, two shall serve for a term of one

year and three shall serve for a term of two years. Vacancies in the

membership of the board shall be filled in the manner provided for

original appointment. All appointments shall be subject to confirmation

of the city council.