N.Y. Transportation Law § 44: Officers and employees; compensation and expenses

§ 44. Officers and employees; compensation and expenses. 1. When the

office of the first chairman of the mass transportation authority

becomes vacant, the authority shall select a chairman from among its

members. The Utica transit authority shall select from among its

members, a vice-chairman, and it may employ a general manager, a

secretary, technical experts and such other officers, agents, and

employees as it may require and determine their qualifications, duties

and, subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment

fix their compensation. The Utica transit authority may call upon the

chief law officer of any municipality or municipalities for such legal

services as it may require and it shall reimburse the municipality for

the cost of such services, or it may employ its own counsel and legal

staff. This section shall not be construed to prevent the Utica transit

authority from engaging by contract planning, architectural, engineering

or other professional or consultant services in the execution of a

project.

2. The Utica transit authority may delegate to one or more of its

agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper.

3. A member of the Utica transit authority may be compensated at a

rate to be determined by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the

city of Utica and in addition shall be entitled to the necessary

expenses including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his

duties.

4. Every officer, agent or employee of the Utica transit authority who

shall sign the receipt upon the payroll of the authority as having

received the amount therein mentioned in full payment for services

rendered by him for the entire time specified in such payroll, or, in

the event no payroll receipt is required by the authority, shall endorse

a check in the amount shown upon such payroll and receive payment

thereof, shall be deemed to have made an accord and satisfaction of all

claims against the authority for wages, salary or other compensation due

to such person from the authority for the period covered by such

payroll, unless at the time of signing such payroll or endorsing such

check the person receiving such wages or salary shall write legibly on

the payroll in connection with his receipt or on such check in

connection with his endorsement that the amount received is received

under protest, and unless such protest is so written upon such payroll

or check, no recovery shall be had against the authority upon any

further claim for wages, salaries or other compensation for the period

of time covered by such payroll.