N.Y. Village Law § 3-308: Separate boards of commissioners

§ 3-308 Separate boards of commissioners. 1. The board of trustees may

establish or abolish a board or boards of fire, ambulance, water, light,

sewer, park or cemetery commissioners or a single municipal board having

the powers, duties and responsibilities of two or more such separate

boards.

2. The board of trustees may also establish or abolish a separate

board of police commissioners.

3. The board of trustees shall establish the composition, powers,

duties and responsibilities of each board of commissioners and may, from

time to time, amend same.

4. Any board established hereunder shall be composed of not less than

three members, who shall perform their duties subject to the approval of

the board of trustees.

5. The mayor, subject to the approval of the board of trustees, shall

appoint the members of any board of commissioners and the first

appointments of members thereto shall be for terms so fixed that at

least one will expire at the end of each official year commencing at the

end of the current such year and continuing in succeeding year until the

entire original appointments run out. No such term shall exceed five

years.

6. Commencing with the first annual meeting following the

establishment of any such board, and continuing annually thereafter,

successors to former appointees, the term of whose offices have then

expired, shall be appointed for a full term. The length of such term

shall be determined by the board of trustees but in no event shall

exceed five years.

7. A person who has been convicted of arson in any degree shall not be

eligible for appointment to any board of fire commissioners. Any fire

commissioner who is convicted of arson in any degree during his term of

office shall be disqualified from completing such term of office.

8. The board of trustees may also abolish any such board or boards

established under any prior provision of law. If not so abolished such

board or boards shall continue and the commissioners thereof shall

continue in office during their respective terms.

9. Any action of the board of trustees hereunder establishing,

relating to or abolishing any such board or fixing the terms of office

of the members thereof shall be by resolution or local law adopted at a

regular meeting by a majority vote of the entire board. No such action

shall be taken unless a public hearing has first been held of which at

least ten days public notice shall have been given by publication in the

official village newspaper, or, if there be none, in a newspaper of

general circulation in the village.