1299-c. Niagara Frontier transportation authority. 1. (a) There is\nhereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation authority." The\nauthority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public\nbenefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a chairman, ten\nvoting members and shall have one non-voting member as described in\nparagraph (b) of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with\nthe advice and consent of the senate. The chairman and all members shall\nbe residents of the district. Of the ten voting members other than the\nchairman, one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the\nErie county executive, one shall be appointed upon the written\nrecommendation of the Erie county legislature, and at least one shall be\na transit dependent individual. The chairman and each of the members\nshall be appointed for a term of eight years, provided however, that the\nchairman first appointed shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred seventy-three, and of the eight other members first\nappointed, one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen\nhundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred sixty-nine, one shall serve for a term ending June\nthirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy, two shall serve for a term ending\nJune thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-one, one shall serve for a term\nending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-two and one shall serve\nfor a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three. The\nterm of one of the members appointed to memberships first created by law\nafter April first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall end on June\nthirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four, and the term of the other such\nmember shall end on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-five.\nFollowing the expiration of any term ending on or after June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-seven, each member shall be appointed for a term\nof five years beginning on the day after the expiration date of such\nprior term; provided, however, that the term of the member first\nappointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie county executive\nand the term of the member first appointed upon the written\nrecommendation of the Erie county legislature shall be for a term ending\non June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-six.\n (b) The non-voting member of the authority, who shall not be\nconsidered in determining a quorum, shall be recommended to the governor\nby the labor organization representing the plurality of the employees\nwithin the authority and shall be a resident of the Niagara Frontier\ntransportation district as described in section twelve hundred\nninety-nine-b of this title. Such non-voting member shall be appointed\nfor a term of five years, provided, however, that if at any time during\nthe term of appointment such non-voting member ceases to be affiliated\nwith the labor organization representing the plurality of employees\nwithin the authority, then such labor organization may at any time\nduring such term recommend a new member to the governor who shall serve\nthe remainder of the term. If the local bargaining unit decertifies its\nexisting union affiliation and certifies a new union, the union which\nrepresents the plurality of the employees may recommend a new member to\nthe governor who shall serve the remainder of the term. The chairman of\nthe authority, at his or her discretion, may exclude such non-voting\nmember from attending any portion of a meeting of the authority or of\nany committee held for the purpose of discussing negotiations with labor\norganizations, pending litigation involving the labor organization, or\nthe investigation, evaluation, or discipline of an employee.\n (c) The transit dependent individual appointed pursuant to paragraph\n(a) of this subdivision shall be appointed by the governor. Such member\nshall be a resident of a county described in paragraph (a) o
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