§ 2041-b. Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie solid waste management\nauthority. 1. A corporation known as the Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie\nsolid waste management authority is hereby created for the public\npurposes and charged with the duties and having the powers provided in\nthis title. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic\nconstituting a public benefit corporation consisting of members\nappointed by the participating counties. Its membership shall consist of\na board of no more than eight members, who shall be appointed as\nfollows: three members from the county of Montgomery to be appointed by\nthe chairman of the board of supervisors and confirmed by the board of\nsupervisors of such county all of whom shall be residents of the county\nand at least one of whom shall be a resident of the city of Amsterdam;\nthree members from the county of Otsego to be appointed by the chairman\nof the board of representatives and confirmed by the board of\nrepresentatives of such county all of whom shall be residents of the\ncounty and at least one of whom shall be a resident of the city of\nOneonta; two members from the county of Schoharie both of whom shall be\nresidents of the county, and who shall be appointed by the chairman of\nthe board of supervisors and confirmed by the board of supervisors of\nsuch county. The first members of the authority shall be appointed for\nthe following terms from the thirty-first day of December of the year in\nwhich this title shall take effect; one member each to be appointed by\neach county for a term of four years; one member each to be appointed by\neach county for a term of two years; one member to be appointed by the\ncounty of Montgomery for a term of three years; one member to be\nappointed by the county of Otsego for a term of three years. Subsequent\nappointments of members shall be made in the same manner and for terms\nof four years ending in each case on the thirty-first day of December of\nthe last year of each such term. All members shall continue to hold\noffice until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies\noccurring at the end of a term shall each be filled in the manner\nprovided for original appointment and for a four year term. Vacancies\noccurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled by the\naffected participating county in the same manner respectively, for the\nunexpired terms. Members may be removed from office by the governing\nbody of the county from which appointed for inefficiency, neglect of\nduty or misconduct in office after the authority or governing body has\ngiven such member a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity\nto be heard in person or by counsel in his defense, upon not less than\nten days notice. If any member shall be so removed, there shall be filed\nwith the chairman of the authority and the chairman of such governing\nbody a complete statement of charges made against such member and the\nfindings of the governing body thereon, together with a complete record\nof the proceeding.\n 2. The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for\ntheir services whether as members or officers of the authority but shall\nbe reimbursed for all their actual and necessary expenses incurred in\nconnection with the carrying out of the purposes of this title. The\npowers of the authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office\nfrom time to time and a majority of members shall constitute a quorum at\nany meeting of the authority. No vacancy in the membership of the\nauthority shall impair the right of such members to exercise all the\nrights and perform all the duties of the authority. Any action taken by\nthe authority under the provisions of this title may be authorized at a\nmeeting of the authority by resolution approved by a majority of the\ntotal number of members then in office, which resolution shall take\neffect immediately.\n 3. The officers of the authority shall consist of a chairman, a\
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