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                                         3133

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   February 9, 2011
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       Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
         Community Development

       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public housing law, in relation to modifying the
         composition of the membership of the Buffalo municipal housing author-
         ity

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1. Section 404 of the public housing law, as amended by chap-
    2  ter 576 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 404. Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.  1. The Buffalo  Municipal
    4  Housing Authority is hereby constituted and declared to be a body corpo-
    5  rate  and  politic  with  all the powers, rights and duties set forth in
    6  article five of the former state housing law.
    7    2. THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE  COMPRISED  OF  SEVEN
    8  MEMBERS,  WITH  TWO MEMBERS ELECTED BY TENANTS, TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY
    9  THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF  BUFFALO,
   10  ONE  OF  WHOM  SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS CHAIRMAN REMOVABLE AT
   11  HIS OR HER PLEASURE. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  law,
   12  any  member  of  such  authority  appointed or reappointed by THE COMMON
   13  COUNCIL OR the mayor of Buffalo shall be subject to  confirmation  by  a
   14  majority vote of the common council of such city.
   15    3.  THE  TERM  OF OFFICE OF EACH MEMBER SHALL BE FIVE YEARS. THE MAYOR
   16  SHALL FILE WITH THE COMMISSIONER A CERTIFICATE  OF  APPOINTMENT  OF  THE
   17  CHAIRMAN  AND  OF EACH MEMBER. ANY MEMBER OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN MAY BE
   18  REMOVED BY THE MAYOR FOR CAUSE AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING. A VACANCY IN  THE
   19  OFFICE  OF  A MEMBER OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN OCCURRING OTHERWISE THAN BY
   20  EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE FILLED FOR  THE  UNEXPIRED  TERM;  PROVIDED,
   21  HOWEVER,  THAT  A VACANCY IN THE SEAT HELD BY EITHER TENANT MEMBER SHALL
   22  BE FILLED BY THE MAYOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY.

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    4. THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY OTHER THAN THE  TWO
    2  TENANT MEMBERS SHALL GIVE THEIR WHOLE TIME TO THEIR DUTIES AND SHALL NOT
    3  ENGAGE  IN  ANY OTHER OCCUPATION, PROFESSION OR EMPLOYMENT. THE CHAIRMAN
    4  AND THE MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY OTHER THAN  THE  TENANT  MEMBERS  SHALL
    5  RECEIVE  A  SALARY, THE AMOUNT OF WHICH SHALL BE FIXED BY LOCAL LAW. THE
    6  TWO TENANT MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY STIPEND IN THE AMOUNT OF  TWO
    7  HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.