§ 2554. Powers and duties of board of education. * Subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, the board of education in a city, except the\ncity board of the city of New York, shall have the power and it shall be\nits duty:\n * NB Effective until June 30, 2026\n * Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board of education in\na city shall have the power and it shall be its duty:\n * NB Effective June 30, 2026\n 1. To perform any duty imposed upon boards of education or trustees of\ncommon schools under this chapter or other statutes, or the rules of the\nregents and regulations of the commissioner of education so far as they\nmay be applicable to the school or other educational affairs of a city,\nand not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, except that\nthe provisions of subdivision six of section sixteen hundred four and\nsubdivision eight of section seventeen hundred nine of this chapter\nshall not be applicable to a board of education in any city having a\npopulation of over thirty-five thousand in which the title to the school\nproperty is vested in the city.\n 2. To create, abolish, maintain and consolidate such positions,\ndivisions, boards or bureaus as, in its judgment, may be necessary for\nthe proper and efficient administration of its work; to appoint a\nsuperintendent of schools, such associate, assistant, district and other\nsuperintendents, examiners, directors, supervisors, principals,\nteachers, lecturers, special instructors, medical inspectors, nurses,\nauditors, attendance officers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, janitors\nand other employees and other persons or experts in educational, social\nor recreational work or in the business management or direction of its\naffairs as said board shall determine necessary for the efficient\nmanagement of the schools and other educational, social, recreational\nand business activities; provided, however, that in the city school\ndistricts of the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse appointment\nof associate, assistant and district superintendents, and other\nsupervising staff who are excluded from the right to bargain\ncollectively pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law\nshall, within the amounts budgeted for such positions, be by the\nsuperintendent of such city school district; and to determine their\nduties except as otherwise provided herein.\n 2-a. a. In its discretion to adopt a resolution establishing the\noffice of claims auditor and appoint a claims auditor who shall hold his\nor her position subject to the pleasure of the board. In its discretion,\nthe board may adopt a resolution establishing one or more offices of\ndeputy claims auditor who shall act as claims auditor in the absence of\nthe claims auditor. Such claims auditor shall report directly to the\nboard of education. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the\noffice of claims auditor or deputy claims auditor who shall be\n (1) a member of the board of education;\n (2) a clerk or treasurer of the board of education;\n (3) the superintendent of schools or other official of the district\nresponsible for business management;\n (4) the person designated as purchasing agent; or\n (5) clerical or professional personnel directly involved in accounting\nand purchasing functions of the school district.\n b. The positions of claims auditor or deputy claims auditor shall be\nclassified in the exempt class of civil service. The board of education,\nat any time after the establishment of the office of claims auditor or\ndeputy claims auditor, may adopt a resolution abolishing the office.\nWhen the office of claims auditor shall have been established and a\nclaims auditor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified, the\npowers and duties of the board of education with respect to auditing\naccounts, charges, claims or demands against the city school district\nshall devolve upon and thereafter be exercised by such claims auditor,\nduring the c
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