§ 50. New York state public authorities control board; creation; procedure. 1. The New York state public authorities control board is hereby created to have and exercise the powers, duties and prerogatives provided by the provisions of this chapter and any other provision of law.

2. The membership of the board shall consist of five persons appointed by the governor, of which one shall be upon the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, one upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the senate and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly. The members appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly shall be non-voting members whose comments shall be entered upon any official record of board proceedings in the same manner as voting members' comments, unless objection is raised by any of the voting members in which case, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, such comments by non-voting members shall not be so entered. The term of the members first appointed shall continue until January thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-seven, except that the term of the members first appointed upon the recommendations of the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly shall continue until January thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-four, and thereafter their successors shall serve for a term of one year ending on January thirty-first in each year. Upon recommendation of the nominating party, the governor may replace any member in accordance with the provision contained herein for the appointment of members. The governor shall designate one of the members to serve as chairman. The board shall act by unanimous vote of the voting members of the board. Any determination of the board shall be evidenced by a certification thereof executed by all the voting members. Each member of the board shall be entitled to designate a representative to attend meetings of the board in his place, and to vote or otherwise act on his behalf in his absence. Notice of such designation shall be furnished in writing to the board by the designating member. A representative shall serve at the pleasure of the designating member during the member's term of office. A representative shall not be authorized to delegate any of his duties or functions to any other person.

3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, general, special or local, no officer or employee of the state, of any political subdivision of the state, of any governmental entity operating any public school or college or of any other public agency or instrumentality or unit of government which exercises governmental powers under the laws of the state, shall forfeit such office or employment by reason of acceptance or appointment as a member, representative, officer, employee or agent of the board nor shall service as such member, representative, officer, employee or agent of the board be deemed incompatible or in conflict with such office or employment. The members, their representatives, officers and staff to the board shall be deemed employees within the meaning of section seventeen of the public officers law.

4. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem allowance but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties pursuant to this section or other provision of law, provided however that such members and representatives are not, at the time such expenses are incurred, public employees otherwise entitled to such reimbursement.