§ 6204. Board of trustees. 1. The board of trustees shall govern and\nadminister the city university. The control of the educational work of\nthe city university shall rest solely in the board of trustees which\nshall govern and administer all educational units of the city\nuniversity.\n 2. Structure of the board of trustees:\n (a) The board of trustees shall consist of seventeen trustees. Ten of\nthe trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and\nconsent of the senate. Five of the trustees shall be appointed by the\nmayor of the city of New York with the advice and consent of the senate.\nOne ex-officio trustee shall be the chairperson of the university\nstudent senate. One ex-officio non-voting trustee shall be the\nchairperson of the university faculty senate.\n (b) The ex-officio trustees shall be afforded the same parliamentary\nprivileges as are conferred upon the appointed trustees. The ex-officio\ntrustees shall be subject to every provision of any general, special or\nlocal law, ordinance, charter, code, rule or regulation applying to the\nappointed trustees of the board with respect to the discharge of their\nduties including, but not limited to, those provisions setting forth\ncodes of ethics, disclosure requirements and prohibiting business and\nprofessional activities. The chair of the university faculty senate\nshall not participate as a voting trustee in any matter.\n (c) Except as provided in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of this\nparagraph, the term of office of each appointed trustee shall be seven\nyears renewable solely for one additional term of seven years.\n (i) The members of the board of higher education in the city of New\nYork shall be and constitute the members of the board of trustees for\nthe period beginning July first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine and\nending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine.\n (ii) Effective January first, nineteen hundred eighty, the governor\nshall appoint one trustee to a term which expires on June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred eighty, two trustees to terms which expire on June\nthirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one, one trustee to a term which\nexpires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-two, two trustees to\nterms which expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-three, one\ntrustee to a term which expires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred\neighty-four, two trustees to terms which expire on June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-five, and one trustee to a term which expires on\nJune thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-six. Upon expirations of these\nterms, the governor shall appoint trustees to full seven year terms.\n (iii) Effective January first, nineteen hundred eighty, the mayor\nshall appoint one trustee to a term which expires on June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred eighty, one trustee to a term which expires on June\nthirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-two, one trustee to a term which\nexpires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-three, one trustee to\na term which expires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five,\nand one trustee to a term which expires on June thirtieth, nineteen\nhundred eighty-six. Upon expiration of the terms the mayor shall\nappoint trustees to full seven year terms.\n (d) A chairperson and a vice chairperson of the board of trustees\nshall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.\n (e) At least four of the trustees initially appointed by the governor\nand two of the trustees initially appointed by the mayor pursuant to\nthis subdivision shall be selected from among the persons serving on the\nboard of higher education in the city of New York, on and after January\nfirst, nineteen hundred seventy-nine.\n (f) The five trustees appointed by the mayor shall include at least\none resident of each of the five boroughs of the city of New York.\n (g) The trustees appointed by the governor shall include at least one\nresident of each of the five bo
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